Surahs of the Prophets in the Quran Book Series

 

Author’s Reflection

For years, I have watched the message of Islam — once a beacon of freedom, equality, and reason — become entangled in man-made traditions, political ideologies, and inherited dogmas. The result is a faith divided against itself, trapped between blind imitation and extremist distortion.

This project, Surahs of the Prophets in the Quran, was born from a conviction that the cure lies in returning to the Quran alone, as the sole divine source of guidance. Each surah that bears a prophet’s name is a chapter of human conscience — where the story of every messenger reflects the same struggle we face today: to rise above ignorance, reclaim moral integrity, and recognize that God’s word needs no defender but truth itself.

The Quran is a living miracle, addressing not one nation but all humanity. My goal is to bring its prophetic wisdom to the modern reader — Muslim or not — in a way that revives the spirit of faith without the weight of dogma. The prophets were not founders of religions; they were liberators of the human mind.

Through this series, I invite every reader to rediscover Islam as it was revealed — a religion of reason, compassion, and justice.

— Amin Refaat
Founder, Foundation for Islam Reform (ARFIR)
Alexandria, Virginia, USA

Introduction

Throughout history, God sent messengers to every nation, speaking the truth in their own language and calling humanity to the same eternal message — to worship God alone, to live justly, and to uphold freedom of conscience. The Quran, as the final revelation, confirms all those messages and restores them to their original purity, free from the distortions and myths that accumulated over time.

Among the Quran’s most profound features is how it dedicates entire surahs — chapters — to the lives, missions, and struggles of individual prophets. Each of these surahs is not merely a story but a divine lesson: a reflection on human nature, faith, patience, and the moral laws that govern creation.

This series, “Surahs of the Prophets in the Quran,” explores these divine chapters in depth. Each book in the collection presents one surah named after a prophet — or, in the case of Surah Maryam, a divinely chosen woman — and examines its message verse by verse.

The purpose of this work is not merely to retell ancient stories, but to rediscover the living wisdom of the Quran — its call to reason, its defense of human dignity, and its vision of a world built upon truth, justice, and compassion. These are not tales of the past; they are the eternal patterns of human experience and divine guidance.

 

Methodology of This Series

Each volume follows a clear structure designed to help readers connect with the Quran directly and thoughtfully:

1. Arabic Text: The original verses, presented in the Uthmani script.
2. Transliteration: For readers who do not read Arabic fluently, enabling accurate pronunciation.
3. English Translation: Rendered in a modern, accessible tone faithful to the original meaning.
4. Commentary: Contextual explanation focused on the Quran itself — without the distortions of hadith or historical mythology — showing how the Quran interprets its own message.
5. Cross-Referenced Verses: Other Quranic passages related to the same prophet, showing the unity of divine revelation.
6. Comparative Reflection: A brief comparison between the Quranic narrative and previous scriptures, highlighting how the Quran restores moral clarity and divine justice.
7. Lessons and Reflections: The timeless truths each story teaches for today’s humanity.

 

The Purpose of This Work

The Quran describes itself as “a clear Book” (kitؤپbun mubؤ«n). Yet over the centuries, its clarity has been obscured by layers of tradition, interpretation, and fabricated reports attributed to the Prophet. These external sources — the so-called Sunnah and hadith literature — have turned a message of light and reason into rigid dogma and conflict.

This series seeks to lift those layers and allow the Quran to speak for itself, as it was meant to — in its own words, through its own context. The prophets were never men of ritual or violence; they were reformers, thinkers, and advocates of freedom and justice. Their stories are mirrors through which each generation can see its own moral test.

In an age when many Muslims are torn between blind imitation of the past and rejection of faith altogether, this work calls for a return to the Quran alone — to a faith of intellect, compassion, and inner peace.

 

The Prophetic Surahs

The Quran contains eight surahs named directly after prophets or divinely inspired figures:
Yإ«nus (Jonah), Hإ«d, Yإ«suf (Joseph), Ibrؤپhؤ«m (Abraham), Maryam (Mary), Luqmؤپn (the Wise Man), Muل¸¥ammad, and Nإ«ل¸¥ (Noah).
Each of these surahs embodies a complete moral and spiritual philosophy — a chapter in humanity’s ongoing dialogue with its Creator.

Through them, God speaks not to a tribe or a culture but to the human being — the universal soul that seeks truth, meaning, and redemption.

 

Final Reflection

Every prophet’s story in the Quran begins with hardship and ends with light. Their lives teach us that faith is not inherited but discovered, and that God’s guidance is given to those who seek it.

This series invites the reader — Muslim or non-Muslim — to explore the Quran not as a book of mystery, but as a book of living wisdom. For those who approach it with an open heart and a free mind, it remains, as God described it:

“A guidance for those who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend from what We have provided them.”
(Surah Al-Baqarah 2:3)

 

How to Read This Series

Each book in this series is dedicated to one of the Surahs (chapters) named after a prophet in the Quran. The goal is not only to translate but to reconnect modern readers with the divine rhythm, logic, and humanity found in every prophetic story.

Every chapter is presented in four interwoven layers, each serving a distinct purpose:

 

1. Arabic Text (with Tashkؤ«l)

The sacred language of revelation, preserved exactly as it was recited over 1,400 years ago.
Reading it — even without full understanding — connects the heart to the divine source of truth.
Each verse (ayah) is numbered and written in clear Arabic script for reflection and recitation.

 

2. English Transliteration

This section helps non-Arabic speakers pronounce the verses correctly.
It preserves the sound and rhythm of the Quran’s recitation and serves as a bridge for learners who wish to one day read the text fluently in Arabic.

 

3. English Translation

The translation is faithful yet accessible, designed to convey the core meaning of each verse in clear, natural English.
Where the Quran’s meaning requires interpretation, the translation remains neutral and lets the accompanying commentary provide explanation rather than altering the words themselves.

 

4. Reflective Commentary

Rather than traditional “tafsؤ«r,” this commentary draws from the Quran itself — explaining the Quran by the Quran.
It focuses on moral, philosophical, and spiritual dimensions, highlighting how each story speaks to universal human experience.
Here, readers discover not legends of the past but living principles for today’s moral and intellectual renewal.

 

Key Reading Tips

• Read slowly and reflectively. Each verse is both a statement and a question to your own soul.
• Compare verses across surahs. The prophets’ stories are interwoven throughout the Quran; no single surah tells the whole.
• Keep context in mind. The Quran is not chronological; it is thematic and layered. Each repetition unveils a new moral angle.
• Engage reason and conscience. Faith in the Quran is not blind; it is thoughtful, free, and rooted in awareness.

 

Series Vision

This series revives the Quran’s message through its prophets — from Adam to Muhammad — and aims to restore Islam to its pure Quranic foundation, liberated from centuries of fabricated traditions, political manipulation, and sectarian thought.

Each book is an invitation to think, feel, and rediscover the divine truth that has always been within reach:

“Will they not then reflect upon the Quran?” (Quran 47:24)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surahs of the Prophets In The Quran Series

Book 1 — Surat Yإ«nus (ظٹظˆظ†ط³)

The Prophet of Repentance and Patience
By Amin Refaat
ßFounder of the Foundation for Islam Reform

 

Preface

This series, Surahs of the Prophets in the Quran, was created to illuminate the divine narratives that God revealed as guidance to humankind. Unlike traditional commentaries bound by sectarian traditions or extra-Quranic sources, this work restores the prophetic stories to their original, Quranic clarity — free from distortion, myth, or human addition.

The Quran, preserved in its original Arabic and carried faithfully by generations of believers, is not merely a record of events; it is a living revelation — a continuous dialogue between the Creator and the conscience of humanity. Each surah named after a prophet presents a specific facet of the divine message: faith, perseverance, justice, mercy, or repentance.

This series revives the prophets not as mythical figures, but as living examples of human struggle guided by divine truth. Through their lives, God reminds us that faith must always rise above inherited belief, courage above conformity, and truth above tradition.

 

Introduction to Surat Yإ«nus (Jonah)

Surat Yإ«nus, the tenth chapter of the Quran, stands as one of the most profound calls to reason, reflection, and repentance. Revealed in Makkah during a time of resistance and doubt, it presents the story of Prophet Yإ«nus (Jonah) as the symbol of redemption through humility — a reminder that no soul or nation is beyond God’s mercy once it sincerely turns back to Him.

Yet the surah is far greater than Jonah’s tale. It also recounts the mission of Moses and the downfall of Pharaoh, the trials of past nations, and the ultimate triumph of truth over arrogance. It exposes the moral sickness of those who inherit revelation but fail to understand it, and the stubborn blindness of those who demand miracles yet reject the signs spread across the universe.

The surah’s rhythm alternates between compassion and warning — offering hope to those who believe and a stark reminder to those who ignore the divine call. Its message is that faith is not compelled, and that reason is the gateway to belief.

Through the story of Yإ«nus and his people, God teaches that repentance, when sincere and timely, can avert destruction — a lesson uniquely expressed here, as they remain the only nation in the Quran that collectively repented and were spared.

Surat Yإ«nus thus becomes a mirror for our age: a revelation of how truth is often resisted, distorted, or delayed, yet never defeated. Its voice transcends time, calling humanity to free itself from inherited illusions and rediscover the pure monotheism that unites all prophets — from Noah and Abraham to Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad — peace be upon them all.

Key Themes of Surat Yإ«nus

• Divine Unity: The absolute oneness of God as Creator, Sustainer, and Judge.
• Prophetic Continuity: All messengers deliver one divine message adapted to their people.
• Freedom of Faith: No coercion in belief; truth persuades, it never compels.
• Repentance and Renewal: God’s mercy precedes His punishment.
• Reason and Revelation: The Quran appeals to intellect as the key to faith.
• Moral Accountability: Each soul bears its own responsibility for guidance or rejection.

 

Closing Note

The purpose of this series is not academic but transformative — to awaken the reader’s heart to the timeless call of God. Every verse is presented with its Arabic text, transliteration, English meaning, and reflective commentary that connects revelation to modern human experience.

By starting with Surat Yإ«nus, we begin the journey from misguidance to realization, from arrogance to repentance, from despair to faith — a journey every human soul must one day take.

 

Introduction

Among the prophets whose stories appear in the Quran, Yإ«nus (Jonah) holds a special place. His experience with despair, repentance, and divine mercy makes his story one of the clearest lessons on the relationship between human frailty and God’s forgiveness.

Surah Yإ«nus is the tenth chapter of the Quran, revealed in Makkah. It addresses both the prophet’s mission and the fundamental message of faith: that no one has power over truth except God, and that guidance cannot be imposed — it must be freely chosen.

This surah carries themes of truth versus falsehood, patience in the face of denial, and the ultimate triumph of divine justice. It was revealed during a time when the Prophet Muل¸¥ammad was being opposed and ridiculed, and it came as a reassurance that every messenger before him endured the same struggle.

The story of Yإ«nus teaches that even a prophet can lose hope for a moment — but that redemption lies in returning to God in sincerity. The people of Yإ«nus are unique among the nations mentioned in the Quran: they repented collectively and were forgiven collectively, becoming a living example that it is never too late for redemption.

 

The Surah Text

Below begins Surat Yإ«nus, presented with the Arabic original, English transliteration, modern translation, and contextual commentary.

 

(1)

Arabic:
ط§ظ„ظ“ط± غڑ طھظگظ„ظ’ظƒظژ ط¢ظٹظژط§طھظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظگطھظژط§ط¨ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظƒظگظٹظ…ظگ

Transliteration:
Alif Lؤپm Rؤپ. Tilka ؤپyؤپtu al-kitؤپbi al-ل¸¥akؤ«m.

Translation:
Alif Lؤپm Rؤپ. These are the verses of the Book full of wisdom.

Commentary:
The surah opens with the disjointed letters Alif Lؤپm Rؤپ, a symbol of the Quran’s divine composition — ordinary letters forming extraordinary truth. The phrase “Book full of wisdom” sets the tone: this is not a book of legends or rituals but of reason, guidance, and moral insight. The Quranic message always appeals to the intellect, urging the reader to reflect and discern.

(2)

Arabic:
ط£ظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ظ„ظگظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظگ ط¹ظژط¬ظژط¨ظ‹ط§ ط£ظژظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظˆظ’ط­ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ط±ظژط¬ظڈظ„ظچ ظ…ظ‘ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظ†ط°ظگط±ظگ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظژ ظˆظژط¨ظژط´ظ‘ظگط±ظگ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ ط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ‚ظژط¯ظژظ…ظژ طµظگط¯ظ’ظ‚ظچ ط¹ظگظ†ط¯ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ غ— ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژط§ظپظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ‡ظژظ°ط°ظژط§ ظ„ظژط³ظژط§ط­ظگط±ظŒ ظ…ظ‘ظڈط¨ظگظٹظ†ظŒ

Transliteration:
A-kؤپna li n-nؤپsi ت؟ajaban an awل¸¥aynؤپ ilؤپ rajulin minhum an anل¸ڈiri n-nؤپsa wa bashir alladhؤ«na ؤپmanإ« anna lahum qadama ل¹£idqin ت؟inda rabbihim. Qؤپla al-kؤپfirإ«na inna hؤپdhؤپ la-sؤپل¸¥irun mubؤ«n.

Translation:
Is it astonishing to people that We revealed to a man from among them: “Warn mankind and give good news to those who believe that they will have a firm standing with their Lord”? Yet the disbelievers said, “This is an obvious magician.”

Commentary:
The verse highlights the recurring resistance to divine revelation — that God chooses a man from among them. Revelation is not foreign or mystical; it is divine truth conveyed through familiar humanity. The accusation of magic mirrors how every prophet was attacked by those who preferred myth over truth.

(3)

Arabic:
ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظژظƒظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹ ط®ظژظ„ظژظ‚ظژ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظژط§ظˆظژط§طھظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظژ ظپظگظٹ ط³ظگطھظ‘ظژط©ظگ ط£ظژظٹظ‘ظژط§ظ…ظچ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط§ط³ظ’طھظژظˆظژظ‰ظ° ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط±ظ’ط´ظگ ظٹظڈط¯ظژط¨ظ‘ظگط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظژ غ– ظ…ظژط§ ظ…ظگظ† ط´ظژظپظگظٹط¹ظچ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ظ…ظگظ† ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظگ ط¥ظگط°ظ’ظ†ظگظ‡ظگ غڑ ط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظژط§ط¹ظ’ط¨ظڈط¯ظڈظˆظ‡ظڈ غڑ ط£ظژظپظژظ„ظژط§ طھظژط°ظژظƒظ‘ظژط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ

Transliteration:
Inna rabbakumu Allؤپhu alladhؤ« khalaqa as-samؤپwؤپti wa al-arل¸چa fؤ« sittati ayyؤپmin thumma istawؤپ ت؟alؤپ al-ت؟arsh, yudabbiru al-amr. Mؤپ min shafؤ«ت؟in illؤپ min baت؟di idhnih. Dhؤپlikumu Allؤپhu rabbukum faت؟budإ«h. Afalؤپ tadhakkarإ«n?

Translation:
Indeed, your Lord is God who created the heavens and the earth in six periods, then established His command upon the Throne. He governs all affairs. None can intercede except after His permission. That is God, your Lord — so worship Him. Will you not reflect?

Commentary:
Here the Quran dismisses all intermediaries and idols. God alone governs existence, and all mediation depends solely on His will. This single verse dismantles centuries of polytheism and priestly control — a theme that aligns with your reformist vision: Islam’s return to direct accountability between the human and the Divine, without clerical authority.

(4)

ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژط±ظ’ط¬ظگط¹ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¬ظژظ…ظگظٹط¹ظ‹ط§ غڑ ظˆظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظ‹ط§ غڑ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظٹظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظژط£ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط®ظژظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظٹظڈط¹ظگظٹط¯ظڈظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظگظٹظژط¬ظ’ط²ظگظٹظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظˆظژط¹ظژظ…ظگظ„ظڈظˆط§ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژط§ظ„ظگط­ظژط§طھظگ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظگ غڑ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظƒظژظپظژط±ظڈظˆط§ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط´ظژط±ظژط§ط¨ظŒ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظ’ ط­ظژظ…ظگظٹظ…ظچ ظˆظژط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ظŒ ط£ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظŒ ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظٹظژظƒظ’ظپظڈط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Ilayhi marjiت؟ukum jamؤ«ت؟an—waت؟da Allؤپhi ل¸¥aqqan—innahu yabda’u al-khalqa thumma yuت؟ؤ«duh(u) liyajziya alladhؤ«na ؤپmanإ« wa ت؟amilإ« aل¹£-ل¹£ؤپliل¸¥ؤپti bi-l-qisل¹­; wa-lladhؤ«na kafarإ« lahum sharؤپbun min ل¸¥amؤ«min wa ت؟adhؤپbun alؤ«mun bimؤپ kؤپnإ« yakfurإ«n.
To Him is your return—all of you. Allah’s promise is true. He originates creation, then brings it back, to reward the believers who do good with justice; but those who disbelieve will have a drink of scalding water and a painful punishment for their denial.
Commentary: Justice is measured by deeds, not lineage or sect.

 

(5)

ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹ ط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظژ ط§ظ„ط´ظ‘ظژظ…ظ’ط³ظژ ط¶ظگظٹظژط§ط،ظ‹ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژظ…ظژط±ظژ ظ†ظڈظˆط±ظ‹ط§ ظˆظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ‘ظژط±ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژظ†ظژط§ط²ظگظ„ظژ ظ„ظگطھظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆط§ ط¹ظژط¯ظژط¯ظژ ط§ظ„ط³ظگظ‘ظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظگط³ظژط§ط¨ظژ غڑ ظ…ظژط§ ط®ظژظ„ظژظ‚ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظگظ‘ غڑ ظٹظڈظپظژطµظگظ‘ظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¢ظٹظژط§طھظگ ظ„ظگظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظچ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Huwa alladhؤ« jaت؟ala ash-shamsa ل¸چiyؤپ’an wa-l-qamaran nإ«ran wa-qaddarahu manؤپzila litaت؟lamإ« ت؟adada as-sinؤ«na wa-l-ل¸¥isؤپb; mؤپ khalaqa Allؤپhu dhؤپlika illؤپ bi-l-ل¸¥aqq; yufaل¹£ل¹£ilu al-ؤپyؤپti li-qawmin yaت؟lamإ«n.
He is the One Who made the sun radiant and the moon a light, and determined its phases so you may know the number of years and calculation. Allah did not create this except in truth. He details the signs for people who know. 

Commentary: Nature is a curriculum: cosmic order trains humans in reason and timekeeping.

 

(6)

ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظپظگظٹ ط§ط®ظ’طھظگظ„ظژط§ظپظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظٹظ’ظ„ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژط§ط±ظگ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ط®ظژظ„ظژظ‚ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظژط§ظˆظژط§طھظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ ظ„ظژط¢ظٹظژط§طھظچ ظ„ظگظ‘ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظچ ظٹظژطھظ‘ظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Inna fؤ« ikhtilؤپfi al-layli wa-n-nahؤپri wa mؤپ khalaqa Allؤپhu fؤ« as-samؤپwؤپti wa-l-arل¸چi la-ؤپyؤپtin li-qawmin yattaqإ«n.
Surely in the alternation of night and day, and in what Allah created in the heavens and the earth, are signs for a people who are mindful
Commentary: Taqwؤپ = attentive living: seeing signs, acting responsibly.

 

(7)

ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط±ظ’ط¬ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ„ظگظ‚ظژط§ط،ظژظ†ظژط§ ظˆظژط±ظژط¶ظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظٹظژط§ط©ظگ ط§ظ„ط¯ظ‘ظڈظ†ظ’ظٹظژط§ ظˆظژط§ط·ظ’ظ…ظژط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظگظ‡ظژط§ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژظ†ظ’ ط¢ظٹظژط§طھظگظ†ظژط§ ط؛ظژط§ظپظگظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Inna alladhؤ«na lؤپ yarjإ«na liqؤپ’anؤپ wa raل¸چإ« bi-l-ل¸¥ayؤپti d-dunyؤپ wa-ل¹­ma’annإ« bihؤپ wa-lladhؤ«na hum ت؟an ؤپyؤپtinؤپ ghؤپfilإ«n.
Indeed, those who do not expect to meet Us, who are content with worldly life and feel secure in it, and who are heedless of Our signs…
Commentary: The core barrier isn’t ignorance—it’s complacency.

 

(8)

ط£ظڈظˆظ„ظژظ°ط¦ظگظƒظژ ظ…ظژط£ظ’ظˆظژط§ظ‡ظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط±ظڈ ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظٹظژظƒظ’ط³ظگط¨ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Ulؤپ’ika ma’wؤپhumu an-nؤپr(u) bimؤپ kؤپnإ« yaksibإ«n.
Their final refuge is the Fire for what they used to earn.
Commentary: Consequences follow choices—a moral economy runs the universe.

 

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ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظˆظژط¹ظژظ…ظگظ„ظڈظˆط§ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژط§ظ„ظگط­ظژط§طھظگ ظٹظژظ‡ظ’ط¯ظگظٹظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظڈظ‡ظڈظ… ط¨ظگط¥ظگظٹظ…ظژط§ظ†ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ غ– طھظژط¬ظ’ط±ظگظٹ ظ…ظگظ† طھظژط­ظ’طھظگظ‡ظگظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظژط§ط±ظڈ ظپظگظٹ ط¬ظژظ†ظ‘ظژط§طھظگ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط¹ظگظٹظ…ظگ
Inna alladhؤ«na ؤپmanإ« wa ت؟amilإ« aل¹£-ل¹£ؤپliل¸¥ؤپti yahdؤ«him rabbuhum bi-ؤ«mؤپnihim; tajrؤ« min taل¸¥tihimu al-anhؤپru fؤ« jannؤپti an-naت؟ؤ«m.
Surely those who believe and do good, their Lord will guide them by their faith—rivers will flow beneath them in Gardens of Bliss.
Commentary: Guidance deepens after belief—faith → guidance → greater faith.

 

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ط¯ظژط¹ظ’ظˆظژط§ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظژط§ ط³ظڈط¨ظ’ط­ظژط§ظ†ظژظƒظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظˆظژطھظژط­ظگظٹظ‘ظژطھظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظژط§ ط³ظژظ„ظژط§ظ…ظŒ غڑ ظˆظژط¢ط®ظگط±ظڈ ط¯ظژط¹ظ’ظˆظژط§ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ…ظ’ط¯ظڈ ظ„ظگظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط±ظژط¨ظگظ‘ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط§ظ„ظژظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Daت؟wؤپhum fؤ«hؤپ subل¸¥ؤپnaka Allؤپhumma; wa taل¸¥iyyatuhum fؤ«hؤپ salؤپm; wa ؤپkhiru daت؟wؤپhum ani al-ل¸¥amdu lillؤپhi rabbi al-ت؟ؤپlamؤ«n.
There their call will be, “Glory be to You, O Allah!” their greeting therein will be “Peace,” and the end of their call will be, “All praise is for Allah—Lord of all worlds.” 

Commentary: The language of Paradise is tasbؤ«ل¸¥ → salؤپm → ل¸¥amd: truth, peace, gratitude. It is very important to always end our supplication and prayers by saying al-ل¸¥amdu lillؤپhi rabbi al-ت؟ؤپlamؤ«n. Ameen is Not a Muslim word and has no place in the Quran.

ظˆظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ ظٹظڈط¹ظژط¬ظگظ‘ظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظگظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظگ ط§ظ„ط´ظ‘ظژط±ظ‘ظژ ط§ط³ظ’طھظگط¹ظ’ط¬ظژط§ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ… ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظگ ظ„ظژظ‚ظڈط¶ظگظٹظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ط£ظژط¬ظژظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ غ– ظپظژظ†ظژط°ظژط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط±ظ’ط¬ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ„ظگظ‚ظژط§ط،ظژظ†ظژط§ ظپظگظٹ ط·ظڈط؛ظ’ظٹظژط§ظ†ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ…ظژظ‡ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Walaw yuت؟ajjilu Allؤپhu li-n-nؤپsi ash-sharra istaت؟jؤپlahum bi-l-khayr la-quل¸چiya ilayhim ajaluhum; fa-nadhar alladhؤ«na lؤپ yarjإ«na liqؤپ’anؤپ fؤ« ل¹­ughyؤپnihim yaت؟mahإ«n.
If Allah were to hasten evil for people as they wish to hasten good, their time would have been ended. But We leave those who do not expect to meet Us to wander blindly in their arrogance.
Commentary: Divine restraint itself is mercy; haste belongs to humans, patience to God.

 

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ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ…ظژط³ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¥ظگظ†ط³ظژط§ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط¶ظ‘ظڈط±ظ‘ظڈ ط¯ظژط¹ظژط§ظ†ظژط§ ظ„ظگط¬ظژظ†ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظ‚ظژط§ط¹ظگط¯ظ‹ط§ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظ‚ظژط§ط¦ظگظ…ظ‹ط§ ظپظژظ„ظژظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ظƒظژط´ظژظپظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈ ط¶ظڈط±ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژط±ظ‘ظژ ظƒظژط£ظژظ† ظ„ظ‘ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظژط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈظ†ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ط¶ظڈط±ظچظ‘ ظ…ظ‘ظژط³ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ غڑ ظƒظژط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ط²ظڈظٹظگظ‘ظ†ظژ ظ„ظگظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط³ظ’ط±ظگظپظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ…ظژظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa-idhؤپ massa al-insؤپna aل¸چ-ل¸چurru daت؟ؤپnؤپ li-janbihi aw qؤپت؟idan aw qؤپ’iman; falammؤپ kashafnؤپ ت؟anhu ل¸چurrahu marra ka-an lam yadت؟unؤپ ilؤپ ل¸چurrin massahu; kadhؤپlika zuyyina li-l-musrifؤ«na mؤپ kؤپnإ« yaت؟malإ«n.
When distress touches the human being, he calls upon Us—lying, sitting, or standing; but when We remove his distress, he passes on as though he had never called upon Us about it. Thus the deeds of the extravagant are made appealing to them.
Commentary: Suffering exposes sincerity; relief tests gratitude.

 

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ظˆظژظ„ظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط£ظژظ‡ظ’ظ„ظژظƒظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظڈط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ط¸ظژظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆط§ ظˆظژط¬ظژط§ط،ظژطھظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط±ظڈط³ظڈظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈظ… ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظژظٹظگظ‘ظ†ظژط§طھظگ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظ„ظگظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆط§ غڑ ظƒظژط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظ†ظژط¬ظ’ط²ظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¬ظ’ط±ظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa-laqad ahlaknؤپ al-qurإ«na min qablikum lammؤپ ل؛“alamإ« wa jؤپ’athum rusuluhum bi-l-bayyinؤپti wa mؤپ kؤپnإ« li-yu’minإ«; kadhؤپlika najzؤ« al-qawma al-mujrimؤ«n.
We destroyed generations before you when they wronged, though their messengers came to them with clear proofs; they still refused to believe. Thus We repay the criminal people.
Commentary: Moral ruin, not divine cruelty, explains the fall of nations.

 

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ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط®ظژظ„ظژط§ط¦ظگظپظژ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ ظ…ظگظ† ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظ„ظگظ†ظژظ†ط¸ظڈط±ظژ ظƒظژظٹظ’ظپظژ طھظژط¹ظ’ظ…ظژظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Thumma jaت؟alnؤپkum khalؤپ’ifa fؤ« al-arل¸چi min baت؟dihim lina nل؛“ura kayfa taت؟malإ«n.
Then We made you successors on the earth after them, that We might see how you act.
Commentary: Every generation inherits both the earth and the moral test.

 

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ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ طھظڈطھظ’ظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ط¢ظٹظژط§طھظڈظ†ظژط§ ط¨ظژظٹظگظ‘ظ†ظژط§طھظچ ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط±ظ’ط¬ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ„ظگظ‚ظژط§ط،ظژظ†ظژط§ ط§ط¦ظ’طھظگ ط¨ظگظ‚ظڈط±ظ’ط¢ظ†ظچ ط؛ظژظٹظ’ط±ظگ ظ‡ظژظ°ط°ظژط§ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ط¨ظژط¯ظگظ‘ظ„ظ’ظ‡ظڈ غڑ ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظڈ ظ„ظگظٹ ط£ظژظ†ظ’ ط£ظڈط¨ظژط¯ظگظ‘ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ† طھظگظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژط§ط،ظگ ظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظگظٹ غ– ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ط£ظژطھظ‘ظژط¨ظگط¹ظڈ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ظ…ظژط§ ظٹظڈظˆط­ظژظ‰ظ° ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ‘ظژ غ– ط¥ظگظ†ظگظ‘ظٹ ط£ظژط®ظژط§ظپظڈ ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ط¹ظژطµظژظٹظ’طھظڈ ط±ظژط¨ظگظ‘ظٹ ط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ظژ ظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظچ ط¹ظژط¸ظگظٹظ…ظچ
Wa-idhؤپ tutlؤپ ت؟alayhim ؤپyؤپtunؤپ bayyinؤپtin qؤپla alladhؤ«na lؤپ yarjإ«na liqؤپ’anؤپ i’ti bi-qur’ؤپnin ghayri hؤپdhؤپ aw baddilhu; qul mؤپ yakإ«nu lؤ« an ubaddilahu min tilqؤپ’i nafsؤ«; in attabiت؟u illؤپ mؤپ yإ«ل¸¥ؤپ ilayya; innؤ« akhؤپfu in ت؟aل¹£aytu rabbؤ« ت؟adhؤپba yawmin ت؟aل؛“ؤ«m.
When Our clear revelations are recited to them, those who do not expect to meet Us say, “Bring a Quran other than this, or change it.” Say, “It is not for me to change it on my own. I only follow what is revealed to me. Indeed, I fear, if I disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous day.”
Commentary: Revelation is not authorship; the messenger is bound by message, not ambition.

 

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ظ‚ظڈظ„ ظ„ظ‘ظژظˆظ’ ط´ظژط§ط،ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ طھظژظ„ظژظˆظ’طھظڈظ‡ظڈ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ط£ظژط¯ظ’ط±ظژط§ظƒظڈظ… ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ غ– ظپظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ظ„ظژط¨ظگط«ظ’طھظڈ ظپظگظٹظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظڈظ…ظڈط±ظ‹ط§ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظگظ‡ظگ غڑ ط£ظژظپظژظ„ظژط§ طھظژط¹ظ’ظ‚ظگظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qul law shؤپ’a Allؤپhu mؤپ talawtuhu ت؟alaykum wa lؤپ adrؤپkum bih; faqad labithtu fؤ«kum ت؟umuran min qablih(i); afalؤپ taت؟qilإ«n?
Say, “If Allah had willed, I would not have recited it to you, nor would He have made you aware of it; I have lived among you a lifetime before it. Do you not then reason?”
Commentary: The Prophet’s known integrity refutes claims of fabrication; reason is invited, not suppressed.

 

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ظپظژظ…ظژظ†ظ’ ط£ظژط¸ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈ ظ…ظگظ…ظ‘ظژظ†ظگ ط§ظپظ’طھظژط±ظژظ‰ظ° ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظƒظژط°ظگط¨ظ‹ط§ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظƒظژط°ظ‘ظژط¨ظژ ط¨ظگط¢ظٹظژط§طھظگظ‡ظگ غڑ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈظپظ’ظ„ظگط­ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¬ظ’ط±ظگظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Faman aل؛“lamu mimman iftarؤپ ت؟alؤپ Allؤپhi kadhiban aw kadhdhab bi-ؤپyؤپtih(i); innahu lؤپ yufliل¸¥u al-mujrimإ«n.
Who is more unjust than one who invents lies about Allah or denies His signs? Indeed, the criminals will never succeed.
Commentary: Innovation in God’s name—whether adding or denying His message—is the peak of injustice.

 

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ظˆظژظٹظژط¹ظ’ط¨ظڈط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ† ط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژط§ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط¶ظڈط±ظڈظ‘ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژظ†ظپظژط¹ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ‡ظژظ°ط¤ظڈظ„ظژط§ط،ظگ ط´ظڈظپظژط¹ظژط§ط¤ظڈظ†ظژط§ ط¹ظگظ†ط¯ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ غڑ ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ط£ظژطھظڈظ†ظژط¨ظگظ‘ط¦ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط³ظژظ‘ظ…ظژط§ظˆظژط§طھظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ غڑ ط³ظڈط¨ظ’ط­ظژط§ظ†ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژطھظژط¹ظژط§ظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ط¹ظژظ…ظژظ‘ط§ ظٹظڈط´ظ’ط±ظگظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa yaت؟budإ«na min dإ«ni Allؤپhi mؤپ lؤپ yaل¸چurruhum wa lؤپ yanfaت؟uhum wa yaqإ«lإ«na hؤپ’ulؤپ’i shufaت؟ؤپ’unؤپ ت؟inda Allؤپh; qul atunabbi’إ«na Allؤپha bimؤپ lؤپ yaت؟lamu fؤ« as-samؤپwؤپti wa lؤپ fؤ« al-arل¸چ; subل¸¥ؤپnahu wa taت؟ؤپlؤپ ت؟ammؤپ yushrikإ«n.
They worship besides Allah that which neither harms nor benefits them, and they say, “These are our intercessors with Allah.” Say, “Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or the earth?” Exalted is He above what they associate.
Commentary: Intercessionism is ignorance masked as devotion; God needs no informants.

 

 

 

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ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ†ظژظ‘ط§ط³ظڈ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‘ط§ ط£ظڈظ…ظژظ‘ط©ظ‹ ظˆظژط§ط­ظگط¯ظژط©ظ‹ ظپظژط§ط®ظ’طھظژظ„ظژظپظڈظˆط§ غڑ ظˆظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظژط§ ظƒظژظ„ظگظ…ظژط©ظŒ ط³ظژط¨ظژظ‚ظژطھظ’ ظ…ظگظ† ط±ظژظ‘ط¨ظگظ‘ظƒظژ ظ„ظژظ‚ظڈط¶ظگظٹظژ ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹظ…ظژط§ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگ ظٹظژط®ظ’طھظژظ„ظگظپظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa mؤپ kؤپna an-nؤپsu illؤپ ummatan wؤپل¸¥idatan fa-khtalafإ«; walawlâ kalimatun sabaqat min rabbik(a) la-quل¸چiya baynahum fؤ«mؤپ fؤ«hi yakhtalifإ«n.
Mankind was but one community, then they differed; and had it not been for a prior word from your Lord, their differences would have been judged immediately.
Commentary: Diversity of belief is permitted by divine will; coercion is postponed, not forgotten.

 

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ظˆظژظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ„ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظژط§ ط£ظڈظ†ط²ظگظ„ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ط¢ظٹظژط©ظŒ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ط±ظژظ‘ط¨ظگظ‘ظ‡ظگ غ– ظپظژظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ط¥ظگظ†ظژظ‘ظ…ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ط؛ظژظٹظ’ط¨ظڈ ظ„ظگظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظگ ظپظژط§ظ†طھظژط¸ظگط±ظڈظˆط§ ط¥ظگظ†ظگظ‘ظٹ ظ…ظژط¹ظژظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ†طھظژط¸ظگط±ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa yaqإ«lإ«na lawlؤپ unzila ت؟alayhi ؤپyatun min rabbih; fa-qul innamؤپ al-ghaybu li-llؤپh; fa-ntaل؛“irإ« innؤ« maت؟akum mina al-muntaل؛“irؤ«n.
They say, “Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?” Say, “The unseen belongs only to Allah, so wait; I am indeed among those who wait.”
Commentary: Faith begins where demand for spectacle ends.

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ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط£ظژط°ظژظ‚ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ظژظ‘ط§ط³ظژ ط±ظژط­ظ’ظ…ظژط©ظ‹ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظگ ط¶ظژط±ظژظ‘ط§ط،ظژ ظ…ظژط³ظژظ‘طھظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ… ظ…ظژظ‘ظƒظ’ط±ظŒ ظپظگظٹ ط¢ظٹظژط§طھظگظ†ظژط§ غڑ ظ‚ظڈظ„ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظڈ ط£ظژط³ظ’ط±ظژط¹ظڈ ظ…ظژظƒظ’ط±ظ‹ط§ غڑ ط¥ظگظ†ظژظ‘ ط±ظڈط³ظڈظ„ظژظ†ظژط§ ظٹظژظƒظ’طھظڈط¨ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظژط§ طھظژظ…ظ’ظƒظڈط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa idhؤپ adhaqnؤپ an-nؤپs raل¸¥matan min baت؟di ل¸چarrؤپ’a massathum idhؤپ lahum makrun fؤ« ؤپyؤپtinؤپ; quli Allؤپhu asraت؟u makrؤپ; inna rusulanؤپ yaktubإ«na mؤپ tamkurإ«n.
When We let people taste mercy after adversity has touched them, they plot against Our signs. Say, “Allah is swifter in planning; Our messengers record what you scheme.”
Commentary: God’s response to deceit is justice without haste — every act is logged.

 

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ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط§ظ„ظژظ‘ط°ظگظٹ ظٹظڈط³ظژظٹظگظ‘ط±ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظژط±ظگظ‘ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظژط­ظ’ط±ظگ غ– ط­ظژطھظژظ‘ظ‰ظ° ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ظپظڈظ„ظ’ظƒظگ ظˆظژط¬ظژط±ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگظ… ط¨ظگط±ظگظٹط­ظچ ط·ظژظٹظگظ‘ط¨ظژط©ظچ ظˆظژظپظژط±ظگط­ظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظگظ‡ظژط§ ط¬ظژط§ط،ظژطھظ’ظ‡ظژط§ ط±ظگظٹط­ظŒ ط¹ظژط§طµظگظپظŒ ظˆظژط¬ظژط§ط،ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژظˆظ’ط¬ظڈ ظ…ظگظ† ظƒظڈظ„ظگظ‘ ظ…ظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظچ ظˆظژط¸ظژظ†ظڈظ‘ظˆط§ ط£ظژظ†ظژظ‘ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظڈط­ظگظٹط·ظژ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ط¯ظژط¹ظژظˆظڈط§ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظژ ظ…ظڈط®ظ’ظ„ظگطµظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ط¯ظگظ‘ظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ظژط¦ظگظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظ†ط¬ظژظٹظ’طھظژظ†ظژط§ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ظ‡ظژظ°ط°ظگظ‡ظگ ظ„ظژظ†ظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژظ†ظژظ‘ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط´ظژظ‘ط§ظƒظگط±ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Huwa alladhؤ« yusayyirukum fؤ« al-barri wa-al-baل¸¥r; ل¸¥attؤپ idhؤپ kuntum fؤ« al-fulki wa jarayna bihim b-rؤ«ل¸¥in ل¹­ayyibatin wa fariل¸¥إ« bihؤپ jؤپ’athؤپ rؤ«ل¸¥un ت؟ؤپل¹£ifun wa jؤپ’ahumu al-mawju min kulli makؤپnin wa ل؛“annإ« annahum uل¸¥ؤ«ل¹­a bihim daت؟aw Allؤپha mukhlؤ«ل¹£ؤ«na lahu ad-dؤ«n la’in anjaytanؤپ min hؤپdhihi la-nakإ«nanna mina ash-shؤپkirؤ«n.
He is the One who enables you to travel by land and sea. When you are in ships and they sail with a pleasant wind, and they rejoice in it, a violent wind comes and waves surge from every side, and they think they are overwhelmed—they call upon Allah sincerely, “If You deliver us from this, we will surely be among the grateful.”
Commentary: Crisis strips away idols of comfort and exposes innate monotheism.

 

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ظپظژظ„ظژظ…ظژظ‘ط§ ط£ظژظ†ط¬ظژط§ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظٹظژط¨ظ’ط؛ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ ط¨ظگط؛ظژظٹظ’ط±ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظگظ‘ غ— ظٹظژط§ ط£ظژظٹظڈظ‘ظ‡ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ظژظ‘ط§ط³ظڈ ط¥ظگظ†ظژظ‘ظ…ظژط§ ط¨ظژط؛ظ’ظٹظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ط£ظژظ†ظپظڈط³ظگظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظژظ‘طھظژط§ط¹ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظٹظژط§ط©ظگ ط§ظ„ط¯ظڈظ‘ظ†ظ’ظٹظژط§ غ– ط«ظڈظ…ظژظ‘ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظ…ظژط±ظ’ط¬ظگط¹ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظژظ†ظڈظ†ظژط¨ظگظ‘ط¦ظڈظƒظڈظ… ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ…ظ’ طھظژط¹ظ’ظ…ظژظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Falammؤپ anjؤپhum idhؤپ hum yabghإ«na fؤ« al-arل¸چi b-ghayri al-ل¸¥aqq; yؤپ ayyuhؤپ an-nؤپs, innamؤپ baghyukum ت؟alؤپ anfusikum matؤپت؟a al-ل¸¥ayؤپti ad-dunyؤپ; thumma ilaynؤپ marjiت؟ukum fa-nunabbi’ukum bimؤپ kuntum taت؟malإ«n.
Yet when He delivers them, they transgress in the land wrongfully. O mankind, your rebellion is only against yourselves—a fleeting enjoyment of worldly life—then to Us is your return, and We will inform you of what you used to do.
Commentary: Freedom after fear should yield gratitude, not arrogance.

 

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ط¥ظگظ†ظژظ‘ظ…ظژط§ ظ…ظژط«ظژظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظٹظژط§ط©ظگ ط§ظ„ط¯ظڈظ‘ظ†ظ’ظٹظژط§ ظƒظژظ…ظژط§ط،ظچ ط£ظژظ†ط²ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط³ظژظ‘ظ…ظژط§ط،ظگ ظپظژط§ط®ظ’طھظژظ„ظژط·ظژ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ظ†ظژط¨ظژط§طھظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ ظ…ظگظ…ظژظ‘ط§ ظٹظژط£ظ’ظƒظڈظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ†ظژظ‘ط§ط³ظڈ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژظ†ظ’ط¹ظژط§ظ…ظڈ ط­ظژطھظژظ‘ظ‰ظ° ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط£ظژط®ظژط°ظژطھظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظڈ ط²ظڈط®ظ’ط±ظڈظپظژظ‡ظژط§ ظˆظژط§ط²ظژظ‘ظٹظژظ‘ظ†ظژطھظ’ ظˆظژط¸ظژظ†ظژظ‘ ط£ظژظ‡ظ’ظ„ظڈظ‡ظژط§ ط£ظژظ†ظژظ‘ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ‚ظژط§ط¯ظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظژط§ ط£ظژطھظژط§ظ‡ظژط§ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظڈظ†ظژط§ ظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ„ظ‹ط§ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظ†ظژظ‡ظژط§ط±ظ‹ط§ ظپظژط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ظ‡ظژط§ ط­ظژطµظگظٹط¯ظ‹ط§ ظƒظژط£ظژظ† ظ„ظژظ‘ظ…ظ’ طھظژط؛ظ’ظ†ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط³ظگ غڑ ظƒظژط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظ†ظڈظپظژطµظگظ‘ظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¢ظٹظژط§طھظگ ظ„ظگظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظچ ظٹظژطھظژظپظژظƒظژظ‘ط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Innamؤپ mathalu al-ل¸¥ayؤپti ad-dunyؤپ kamؤپ’in anzalnؤپhu mina as-samؤپ’ fa-khtalaل¹­a bihi nabؤپtu al-arل¸چi mimmؤپ ya’kulu an-nؤپsu wa-al-anت؟ؤپm; ل¸¥attؤپ idhؤپ akhadhati al-arل¸چu zukhru-fahؤپ wa-z-zay-yanat wa ل؛“anna ahluhؤپ annahum qؤپdirإ«na ت؟alayhؤپ, atؤپhؤپ amrunؤپ laylan aw nahؤپrؤپ fa-jaت؟alnؤپhؤپ ل¸¥aل¹£ؤ«dan ka’an lam taghn bil-ams; kadhؤپlika nufaل¹£ل¹£ilu al-ؤپyؤپti li-qawmin yatafakkarإ«n.
The example of worldly life is like water We send down from the sky: the plants of the earth absorb it—those eaten by humans and cattle—until the earth takes on its adornment and its people think they have mastery over it; then Our command comes by night or day, and We make it as if it had not flourished yesterday. Thus We explain the signs for people who reflect.
Commentary: Worldly beauty = temporary bloom; permanence belongs only to values.

 

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ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظڈ ظٹظژط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈظˆ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ط¯ظژط§ط±ظگ ط§ظ„ط³ظژظ‘ظ„ظژط§ظ…ظگ ظˆظژظٹظژظ‡ظ’ط¯ظگظٹ ظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژط´ظژط§ط،ظڈ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° طµظگط±ظژط§ط·ظچ ظ…ظڈظ‘ط³ظ’طھظژظ‚ظگظٹظ…ظچ
Wa Allؤپhu yadت؟إ« ilؤپ dؤپri as-salؤپm wa yahdؤ« man yashؤپ’u ilؤپ ل¹£irؤپل¹­in mustaqؤ«m.
Allah invites to the Home of Peace and guides whom He wills to a straight path.
Commentary: The invitation is open; acceptance is by conscience, not compulsion.

 

 

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ظ„ظگظ„ظژظ‘ط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط£ظژط­ظ’ط³ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظڈط³ظ’ظ†ظژظ‰ظ° ظˆظژط²ظگظٹظژط§ط¯ظژط©ظŒ غ– ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط±ظ’ظ‡ظژظ‚ظڈ ظˆظڈط¬ظڈظˆظ‡ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ‚ظژطھظژط±ظŒ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ط°ظگظ„ظژظ‘ط©ظŒ غڑ ط£ظڈظˆظ„ظژظ°ط¦ظگظƒظژ ط£ظژطµظ’ط­ظژط§ط¨ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¬ظژظ†ظژظ‘ط©ظگ غ– ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظژط§ ط®ظژط§ظ„ظگط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Li-lladhؤ«na aل¸¥sanإ« al-ل¸¥usnؤپ wa ziyؤپdah; wa lؤپ yarhaqu wujإ«hahum qatarun wa lؤپ dhillah; ulؤپ’ika aل¹£ل¸¥ؤپbu al-jannati hum fؤ«hؤپ khؤپlidإ«n.
For those who do good is the best reward and more; no gloom or humiliation will cover their faces. They are the companions of Paradise—abiding therein forever.
Commentary: Goodness yields beauty and light, while arrogance darkens the face.

 

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ظˆظژط§ظ„ظژظ‘ط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظƒظژط³ظژط¨ظڈظˆط§ ط§ظ„ط³ظژظ‘ظٹظگظ‘ط¦ظژط§طھظگ ط¬ظژط²ظژط§ط،ظڈ ط³ظژظٹظگظ‘ط¦ظژط©ظچ ط¨ظگظ…ظگط«ظ’ظ„ظگظ‡ظژط§ ظˆظژطھظژط±ظ’ظ‡ظژظ‚ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط°ظگظ„ظژظ‘ط©ظŒ غ– ظ…ظژظ‘ط§ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ… ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظگ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط¹ظژط§طµظگظ…ظچ غ– ظƒظژط£ظژظ†ظژظ‘ظ…ظژط§ ط£ظڈط؛ظ’ط´ظگظٹظژطھظ’ ظˆظڈط¬ظڈظˆظ‡ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ‚ظگط·ظژط¹ظ‹ط§ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظٹظ’ظ„ظگ ظ…ظڈط¸ظ’ظ„ظگظ…ظ‹ط§ غڑ ط£ظڈظˆظ„ظژظ°ط¦ظگظƒظژ ط£ظژطµظ’ط­ظژط§ط¨ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ†ظژظ‘ط§ط±ظگ غ– ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظژط§ ط®ظژط§ظ„ظگط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa-lladhؤ«na kasabإ« as-sayyi’ؤپti jazؤپ’u sayyi’atin bi-mithlihؤپ wa tarhaquhum dhillah; mؤپ lahum mina Allؤپhi min ت؟ؤپل¹£im; ka’annamؤپ ughshiyat wujإ«huhum qiل¹­aت؟an mina al-layli muل؛“limؤپ; ulؤپ’ika aل¹£ل¸¥ؤپbu an-nؤپri hum fؤ«hؤپ khؤپlidإ«n.
Those who earned evil will have an equal recompense, and humiliation will cover them—no protector from Allah. Their faces will seem veiled with dark patches of night. Those are the companions of the Fire, abiding therein.
Commentary: Sin = spiritual darkness reflected in one’s own being.

 

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ظˆظژظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظژ ظ†ظژط­ظ’ط´ظڈط±ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¬ظژظ…ظگظٹط¹ظ‹ط§ ط«ظڈظ…ظژظ‘ ظ†ظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈ ظ„ظگظ„ظژظ‘ط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط£ظژط´ظ’ط±ظژظƒظڈظˆط§ ظ…ظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظ†طھظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط´ظڈط±ظژظƒظژط§ط¤ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظژط²ظژظٹظژظ‘ظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ط´ظڈط±ظژظƒظژط§ط¤ظڈظ‡ظڈظ… ظ…ظژظ‘ط§ ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظٹظژظ‘ط§ظ†ظژط§ طھظژط¹ظ’ط¨ظڈط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa yawma naل¸¥shuruhum jamؤ«ت؟an thumma naqإ«lu li-lladhؤ«na ashrakإ« makؤپnakum antum wa shurakؤپ’ukum; fa-zayyilnؤپ baynahum wa qؤپla shurakؤپ’uhum mؤپ kuntum iyyؤپnؤپ taت؟budإ«n.
On the day We gather them all, We will say to those who associated others with Allah, “Stay where you are—you and your partners.” Then We will separate them, and their partners will say, “You were not worshiping us.”
Commentary: False mediators will disown their worshippers in the end.

 

 

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ظپظژظƒظژظپظژظ‰ظ° ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظگ ط´ظژظ‡ظگظٹط¯ظ‹ط§ ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژظ†ظژط§ ظˆظژط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ† ظƒظڈظ†ظژظ‘ط§ ط¹ظژظ†ظ’ ط¹ظگط¨ظژط§ط¯ظژطھظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژط؛ظژط§ظپظگظ„ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Fa-kafؤپ bi-llؤپhi shahؤ«dan baynanؤپ wa baynakum in kunnؤپ ت؟an ت؟ibؤپdatikum laghؤپfilؤ«n.
“Allah is sufficient as a witness between us and you; we were unaware of your worship.”
Commentary: The testimony of truth itself will expose delusion.

 

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ظ‡ظڈظ†ظژط§ظ„ظگظƒظژ طھظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظڈظˆ ظƒظڈظ„ظڈظ‘ ظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظچ ظ…ظژظ‘ط§ ط£ظژط³ظ’ظ„ظژظپظژطھظ’ ظˆظژط±ظڈط¯ظڈظ‘ظˆط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظژط§ظ‡ظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظگظ‘ ظˆظژط¶ظژظ„ظژظ‘ ط¹ظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ… ظ…ظژظ‘ط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظٹظژظپظ’طھظژط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Hunؤپlika tablإ« kullu nafsin mؤپ aslafat wa ruddإ« ilؤپ Allؤپhi mawlؤپhum al-ل¸¥aqq wa ل¸چalla ت؟anhum mؤپ kؤپnإ« yaftarإ«n.
There every soul will be tested for what it sent ahead, and they will be returned to Allah, their True Master, and whatever they fabricated will be lost from them.
Commentary: Accountability is personal and direct — no escape through invented authority.

 

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ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژط±ظ’ط²ظڈظ‚ظڈظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط³ظژظ‘ظ…ظژط§ط،ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ ط£ظژظ…ظژظ‘ظ† ظٹظژظ…ظ’ظ„ظگظƒظڈ ط§ظ„ط³ظژظ‘ظ…ظ’ط¹ظژ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط¨ظ’طµظژط§ط±ظژ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظڈط®ظ’ط±ظگط¬ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظٹظژظ‘ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژظٹظگظ‘طھظگ ظˆظژظٹظڈط®ظ’ط±ظگط¬ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژظٹظگظ‘طھظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظٹظگظ‘ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظڈط¯ظژط¨ظگظ‘ط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظژ غڑ ظپظژط³ظژظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظڈ غڑ ظپظژظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ط£ظژظپظژظ„ظژط§ طھظژطھظژظ‘ظ‚ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qul man yarzuqukum mina as-samؤپ’i wa-al-arل¸چ; amman yamliku as-samت؟a wa-al-abل¹£ؤپr; wa man yukhriju al-ل¸¥ayya mina al-mayyiti wa yukhriju al-mayyita mina al-ل¸¥ayy; wa man yudabbiru al-amr; fa-sayaqإ«lإ«na Allؤپh; fa-qul afalؤپ tattaqإ«n?
Say, “Who provides for you from the heavens and the earth? Who controls hearing and sight? Who brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from the living, and who governs all affairs?” They will surely say, “Allah.” Say then, “Will you not be mindful?”
Commentary: The Quran confronts polytheists using their own confession of monotheism in creation—contradicted by their practice.

 

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ظپظژط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظڈ ط±ظژط¨ظڈظ‘ظƒظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظڈظ‘ غ– ظپظژظ…ظژط§ط°ظژط§ ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظگظ‘ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‘ط§ ط§ظ„ط¶ظژظ‘ظ„ظژط§ظ„ظڈ غ– ظپظژط£ظژظ†ظژظ‘ظ‰ظ° طھظڈطµظ’ط±ظژظپظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Fa-dhؤپlikumu Allؤپhu rabbukumu al-ل¸¥aqq; fa-mؤپdhؤپ baت؟da al-ل¸¥aqqi illؤپ aل¸چ-ل¸چalؤپl; fa-annؤپ tuل¹£rafإ«n?
That is Allah, your True Lord. So after the truth, what remains but error? How then are you turned away?
Commentary: Truth is singular; pluralism of gods equals confusion of minds.

 

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ظƒظژط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ط­ظژظ‚ظژظ‘طھظ’ ظƒظژظ„ظگظ…ظژطھظڈ ط±ظژط¨ظگظ‘ظƒظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظژظ‘ط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظپظژط³ظژظ‚ظڈظˆط§ ط£ظژظ†ظژظ‘ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Kadhؤپlika ل¸¥aqqat kalimatu rabbika ت؟alؤپ alladhؤ«na fasaqإ« annahum lؤپ yu’minإ«n.
Thus the word of your Lord has come true against those who defiantly disobey: they will not believe.
Commentary: Rebellion hardens hearts until disbelief becomes a sealed fate.

 

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ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ظ‡ظژظ„ظ’ ظ…ظگظ† ط´ظڈط±ظژظƒظژط§ط¦ظگظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظژظ‘ظ† ظٹظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظژط£ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط®ظژظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژ ط«ظڈظ…ظژظ‘ ظٹظڈط¹ظگظٹط¯ظڈظ‡ظڈ غڑ ظ‚ظڈظ„ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظڈ ظٹظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظژط£ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط®ظژظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژ ط«ظڈظ…ظژظ‘ ظٹظڈط¹ظگظٹط¯ظڈظ‡ظڈ ظپظژط£ظژظ†ظژظ‘ظ‰ظ° طھظڈط¤ظ’ظپظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qul hal min shurakؤپ’ikum man yabda’u al-khalqa thumma yuت؟ؤ«duh; qul Allؤپhu yabda’u al-khalqa thumma yuت؟ؤ«duh; fa-annؤپ tu’fakإ«n?
Say, “Is there among your partners anyone who originates creation then repeats it?” Say, “Allah originates creation then repeats it. So how are you deluded?”
Commentary: The proof of divine unity lies in the cycle of life and resurrection.

 

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ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ظ‡ظژظ„ظ’ ظ…ظگظ† ط´ظڈط±ظژظƒظژط§ط¦ظگظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظژظ‘ظ† ظٹظژظ‡ظ’ط¯ظگظٹ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظگظ‘ غڑ ظ‚ظڈظ„ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظڈ ظٹظژظ‡ظ’ط¯ظگظٹ ظ„ظگظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظگظ‘ غ— ط£ظژظپظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژظ‡ظ’ط¯ظگظٹ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظگظ‘ ط£ظژط­ظژظ‚ظڈظ‘ ط£ظژظ† ظٹظڈطھظژظ‘ط¨ظژط¹ظژ ط£ظژظ…ظژظ‘ظ† ظ„ظژظ‘ط§ ظٹظژظ‡ظگط¯ظگظ‘ظٹ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‘ط§ ط£ظژظ† ظٹظڈظ‡ظ’ط¯ظژظ‰ظ° غ– ظپظژظ…ظژط§ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظƒظژظٹظ’ظپظژ طھظژط­ظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qul hal min shurakؤپ’ikum man yahdؤ« ilؤپ al-ل¸¥aqq; qul Allؤپhu yahdؤ« li-l-ل¸¥aqq; a-faman yahdؤ« ilؤپ al-ل¸¥aqqi aل¸¥aqqu an yuttabaت؟ amman lؤپ yahiddؤ« illؤپ an yuhdؤپ; fa-mؤپ lakum kayfa taل¸¥kumإ«n?
Say, “Is there among your partners any who guides to the truth?” Say, “Allah guides to the truth. So is He who guides to the truth more worthy to be followed, or one who finds no guidance unless he is guided? What is wrong with you—how do you judge?”
Commentary: True authority guides, false authority depends—a powerful critique of inherited religious hierarchies.

 

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ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژطھظژظ‘ط¨ظگط¹ظڈ ط£ظژظƒظ’ط«ظژط±ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‘ط§ ط¸ظژظ†ظ‹ظ‘ط§ غڑ ط¥ظگظ†ظژظ‘ ط§ظ„ط¸ظژظ‘ظ†ظژظ‘ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈط؛ظ’ظ†ظگظٹ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظگظ‘ ط´ظژظٹظ’ط¦ظ‹ط§ غڑ ط¥ظگظ†ظژظ‘ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظŒ ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژظپظ’ط¹ظژظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa mؤپ yattabiت؟u aktharuhum illؤپ ل؛“annan; inna aل؛“-ل؛“anna lؤپ yughni mina al-ل¸¥aqqi shay’an; inna Allؤپha ت؟alؤ«mun bimؤپ yafت؟alإ«n.
Most of them follow nothing but conjecture, but conjecture avails nothing against the truth. Indeed, Allah knows what they do.
Commentary: Religion built on guesswork and imitation has no standing before truth.

 

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ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ظ‡ظژظ°ط°ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظڈط±ظ’ط¢ظ†ظڈ ط£ظژظ† ظٹظڈظپظ’طھظژط±ظژظ‰ظ° ظ…ظگظ† ط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژظ°ظƒظگظ† طھظژطµظ’ط¯ظگظٹظ‚ظژ ط§ظ„ظژظ‘ط°ظگظٹ ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژ ظٹظژط¯ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ظˆظژطھظژظپظ’طµظگظٹظ„ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظگطھظژط§ط¨ظگ ظ„ظژط§ ط±ظژظٹظ’ط¨ظژ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگ ظ…ظگظ† ط±ظژظ‘ط¨ظگظ‘ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط§ظ„ظژظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa mؤپ kؤپna hؤپdhؤپ al-qur’ؤپnu an yuftará min dإ«ni Allؤپh, walؤپkin taل¹£dؤ«qa alladhؤ« bayna yadayhi wa tafل¹£ؤ«la al-kitؤپbi lؤپ rayba fؤ«hi min rabbi al-ت؟ؤپlamؤ«n.
This Quran could not have been fabricated apart from Allah; rather, it is a confirmation of what came before it and a detailed explanation of the Book—beyond doubt—from the Lord of all worlds.
Commentary: Revelation renews truth, not replaces it—it is God’s continuous discourse with humanity.

 

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ط£ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط§ظپظ’طھظژط±ظژط§ظ‡ظڈ غ– ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ظپظژط£ظ’طھظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظگط³ظڈظˆط±ظژط©ظچ ظ…ظگظ‘ط«ظ’ظ„ظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژط§ط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈظˆط§ ظ…ظژظ†ظگ ط§ط³ظ’طھظژط·ظژط¹ظ’طھظڈظ… ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظگ ط¥ظگظ† ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ…ظ’ طµظژط§ط¯ظگظ‚ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Am yaqإ«lإ«na iftarؤپh; qul fa’tإ« bi-sإ«ratin mithlih, wa-dت؟إ« man isل¹­aت؟tum min dإ«ni Allؤپhi in kuntum ل¹£ؤپdiqؤ«n.
Or do they say, “He invented it”? Say, “Then produce a chapter like it, and call upon whomever you can besides Allah, if you are truthful.”
Commentary: The challenge of inimitability remains timeless—proof through unmatched message and moral force.

 

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ط¨ظژظ„ظ’ ظƒظژط°ظژظ‘ط¨ظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظڈط­ظگظٹط·ظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظگط¹ظگظ„ظ’ظ…ظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژظ…ظژظ‘ط§ ظٹظژط£ظ’طھظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ طھظژط£ظ’ظˆظگظٹظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈ غڑ ظƒظژط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظƒظژط°ظژظ‘ط¨ظژ ط§ظ„ظژظ‘ط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ غ– ظپظژط§ظ†ط¸ظڈط±ظ’ ظƒظژظٹظ’ظپظژ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط¹ظژط§ظ‚ظگط¨ظژط©ظڈ ط§ظ„ط¸ظژظ‘ط§ظ„ظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Bal kadhdhabإ« bimؤپ lam yuل¸¥ؤ«ل¹­إ« bi-ت؟ilmih wa lammؤپ ya’tihim ta’wؤ«luh; kadhؤپlika kadhdhab alladhؤ«na min qablihim; fa-nل؛“ur kayfa kؤپnat ت؟ؤپqibatu aل؛“-ل؛“ؤپlimؤ«n.
Rather, they deny what they cannot comprehend, and whose interpretation has not yet come to them. Thus did those before them deny. So see what was the end of the wrongdoers.
Commentary: Denial often hides intellectual laziness—rejection before reflection.

 

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ظˆظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ… ظ…ظژظ‘ظ† ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ… ظ…ظژظ‘ظ† ظ„ظژظ‘ط§ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ غڑ ظˆظژط±ظژط¨ظڈظ‘ظƒظژ ط£ظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظپظ’ط³ظگط¯ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa minhum man yu’minu bih, wa minhum man lؤپ yu’minu bih; wa rabbuka aت؟lamu bi-l-mufsidؤ«n.
Among them are those who believe in it, and among them are those who do not. But your Lord knows best the corrupters.
Commentary: Faith is not collective—each person’s integrity before truth determines destiny.

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ظˆظژط¥ظگظ† ظƒظژط°ظژظ‘ط¨ظڈظˆظƒظژ ظپظژظ‚ظڈظ„ ظ„ظگظ‘ظٹ ط¹ظژظ…ظژظ„ظگظٹ ظˆظژظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژظ…ظژظ„ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ غ– ط£ظژظ†طھظڈظ… ط¨ظژط±ظگظٹط¦ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ…ظژظ‘ط§ ط£ظژط¹ظ’ظ…ظژظ„ظڈ ظˆظژط£ظژظ†ظژط§ ط¨ظژط±ظگظٹط،ظŒ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ…ظژظ‘ط§ طھظژط¹ظ’ظ…ظژظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa in kadhdhabإ«ka fa-qul lؤ« ت؟amalؤ« wa lakum ت؟amalukum; antum barؤ«’إ«na mimmؤپ aت؟mal wa-anؤپ barؤ«’un mimmؤپ taت؟malإ«n.
If they deny you, then say: “My deeds are mine and your deeds are yours. You are free from what I do, and I am free from what you do.”
Commentary: This verse affirms freedom of belief—no compulsion in truth.

 

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ظˆظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ… ظ…ظژظ‘ظ† ظٹظژط³ظ’طھظژظ…ظگط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظژ غڑ ط£ظژظپظژط£ظژظ†طھظژ طھظڈط³ظ’ظ…ظگط¹ظڈ ط§ظ„طµظڈظ‘ظ…ظژظ‘ ظˆظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ‚ظگظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa minhum man yastamiت؟إ«na ilayk; a-fa’anta tusmiت؟u aل¹£-ل¹£umma walaw kؤپnإ« lؤپ yaت؟qilإ«n?
Among them are those who listen to you, but can you make the deaf hear—if they do not reason?
Commentary: Physical hearing ≠ spiritual receptivity. Reason is the real ear of faith.

 

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ظˆظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ… ظ…ظژظ‘ظ† ظٹظژظ†ط¸ظڈط±ظڈ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظژ غڑ ط£ظژظپظژط£ظژظ†طھظژ طھظژظ‡ظ’ط¯ظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظڈظ…ظ’ظٹظژ ظˆظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈط¨ظ’طµظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa minhum man yanل؛“uru ilayk; a-fa’anta tahdؤ« al-ت؟umy walaw kؤپnإ« lؤپ yubل¹£irإ«n?
And among them are those who look at you, but can you guide the blind—though they do not see?
Commentary: The eyes that see truth are those of insight, not sight.

 

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ط¥ظگظ†ظژظ‘ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظژ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط¸ظ’ظ„ظگظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ†ظژظ‘ط§ط³ظژ ط´ظژظٹظ’ط¦ظ‹ط§ ظˆظژظ„ظژظ°ظƒظگظ†ظژظ‘ ط§ظ„ظ†ظژظ‘ط§ط³ظژ ط£ظژظ†ظپظڈط³ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظٹظژط¸ظ’ظ„ظگظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Inna Allؤپha lؤپ yaل؛“limu an-nؤپsa shay’an walؤپkinna an-nؤپsa anfusahum yaل؛“limإ«n.
Indeed, Allah does not wrong people at all, but it is people who wrong themselves.
Commentary: Divine justice is perfect; human failure is self-inflicted.

 

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ظˆظژظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظژ ظٹظژط­ظ’ط´ظڈط±ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظƒظژط£ظژظ† ظ„ظژظ‘ظ…ظ’ ظٹظژظ„ظ’ط¨ظژط«ظڈظˆط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‘ط§ ط³ظژط§ط¹ظژط©ظ‹ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ†ظژظ‘ظ‡ظژط§ط±ظگ ظٹظژطھظژط¹ظژط§ط±ظژظپظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ غڑ ظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط®ظژط³ظگط±ظژ ط§ظ„ظژظ‘ط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظƒظژط°ظژظ‘ط¨ظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظگظ„ظگظ‚ظژط§ط،ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظ…ظڈظ‡ظ’طھظژط¯ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa yawma yaل¸¥shuruhum ka-an lam yalbathإ« illؤپ sؤپت؟atan mina an-nahؤپr yataت؟ؤپrafإ«na baynahum; qad khasira alladhؤ«na kadhdhabإ« biliqؤپ’i Allؤپhi wa mؤپ kؤپnإ« muhtadؤ«n.
And on the day He gathers them, it will be as if they had stayed only an hour of the day and recognized one another. Truly lost are those who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided.
Commentary: The passage of time vanishes before the permanence of truth.

 

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ظˆظژط¥ظگظ…ظژظ‘ط§ ظ†ظڈط±ظگظٹظژظ†ظژظ‘ظƒظژ ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¶ظژ ط§ظ„ظژظ‘ط°ظگظٹ ظ†ظژط¹ظگط¯ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظ†ظژطھظژظˆظژظپظژظ‘ظٹظژظ†ظژظ‘ظƒظژ ظپظژط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظ…ظژط±ظ’ط¬ظگط¹ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط«ظڈظ…ظژظ‘ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظڈ ط´ظژظ‡ظگظٹط¯ظŒ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژظپظ’ط¹ظژظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa immؤپ nuriyannaka baت؟ل¸چa alladhؤ« naت؟iduhum aw natawaffayannak fa-ilaynؤپ marjiت؟uhum; thumma Allؤپhu shahؤ«dun ت؟alؤپ mؤپ yafت؟alإ«n.
Whether We show you some of what We promise them, or We take you, their return is to Us. Then Allah is witness to what they do.
Commentary: Prophetic success is measured in faithfulness, not timing.

 

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ظˆظژظ„ظگظƒظڈظ„ظگظ‘ ط£ظڈظ…ظژظ‘ط©ظچ ط±ظژظ‘ط³ظڈظˆظ„ظŒ غ– ظپظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط¬ظژط§ط،ظژ ط±ظژط³ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ‚ظڈط¶ظگظٹظژ ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژظ‡ظڈظ… ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظگ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈط¸ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa li-kulli ummatin rasإ«l; fa-idhؤپ jؤپ’a rasإ«luhum quل¸چiya baynahum bil-qisل¹­ wa hum lؤپ yuل؛“lamإ«n.
For every nation there is a messenger; and when their messenger comes, judgment is given between them with justice, and they are not wronged.
Commentary: Prophethood is universal—every community has been reached by divine truth in some form.

 

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ظˆظژظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظژطھظژظ‰ظ° ظ‡ظژظ°ط°ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ظˆظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظڈ ط¥ظگظ† ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ…ظ’ طµظژط§ط¯ظگظ‚ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa yaqإ«lإ«na matؤپ hؤپdhؤپ al-waت؟du in kuntum ل¹£ؤپdiqؤ«n?
And they say, “When will this promise be fulfilled, if you are truthful?”
Commentary: The impatient demand proof now; faith waits without arrogance.

 

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ظ‚ظڈظ„ ظ„ظژظ‘ط§ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ظ„ظگظƒظڈ ظ„ظگظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظگظٹ ط¶ظژط±ظ‹ظ‘ط§ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ظ†ظژظپظ’ط¹ظ‹ط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‘ط§ ظ…ظژط§ ط´ظژط§ط،ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظژظ‘ظ‡ظڈ غ— ظ„ظگظƒظڈظ„ظگظ‘ ط£ظڈظ…ظژظ‘ط©ظچ ط£ظژط¬ظژظ„ظŒ غڑ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط¬ظژط§ط،ظژ ط£ظژط¬ظژظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظژظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط³ظ’طھظژط£ظ’ط®ظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط³ظژط§ط¹ظژط©ظ‹ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط³ظ’طھظژظ‚ظ’ط¯ظگظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qul lؤپ amliku linafsؤ« ل¸چarran wa lؤپ nafت؟an illؤپ mؤپ shؤپ’a Allؤپh; li-kulli ummatin ajal; idhؤپ jؤپ’a ajaluhum fa-lؤپ yasta’khirإ«na sؤپت؟atan wa-lؤپ yastaqdimإ«n.
Say, “I possess no power for myself to harm or benefit except what Allah wills. Every nation has its appointed time; when their time comes, they can neither delay it nor advance it by a moment.”
Commentary: Divine timing is precise—no nation falls early or late.

 

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ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ط£ظژط±ظژط£ظژظٹظ’طھظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ط£ظژطھظژط§ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ظڈظ‡ظڈ ط¨ظژظٹظژط§طھظ‹ط§ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظ†ظژظ‡ظژط§ط±ظ‹ط§ ظ…ظژظ‘ط§ط°ظژط§ ظٹظژط³ظ’طھظژط¹ظ’ط¬ظگظ„ظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¬ظ’ط±ظگظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qul ara’aytum in atؤپkum ت؟adhؤپbuh bayؤپtan aw nahؤپrؤپ mؤپdhؤپ yastaت؟jilu minhu al-mujrimإ«n?
Say, “Have you considered: if His punishment were to come to you by night or by day, what part of it would the wrongdoers wish to hasten?”
Commentary: The mockers who demand punishment will dread it when it comes—justice never misses its hour.

 

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ط£ظژط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ…ظژط§ ظˆظژظ‚ظژط¹ظژ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†طھظڈظ… ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ غڑ ط¢ظ„ظ’ط¢ظ†ظژ ظˆظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ… ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ طھظژط³ظ’طھظژط¹ظ’ط¬ظگظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
A-thumma idhؤپ mؤپ waqaت؟a ؤپmantum bih? ؤ€l-ؤپna wa qad kuntum bihi tastaت؟jilإ«n?
Will you then believe when it actually occurs? Now?—when you used to hasten it!
Commentary: Belief after proof is not faith, but fear.

 

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ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظ‚ظگظٹظ„ظژ ظ„ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¸ظژظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆط§ ط°ظڈظˆظ‚ظڈظˆط§ ط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط®ظڈظ„ظ’ط¯ظگ ظ‡ظژظ„ظ’ طھظڈط¬ظ’ط²ظژظˆظ’ظ†ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ…ظ’ طھظژظƒظ’ط³ظگط¨ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Thumma qؤ«la li-lladhؤ«na ل؛“alamإ« dhإ«qإ« ت؟adhؤپba al-khuldi hal tujzawna illؤپ bimؤپ kuntum taksibإ«n?
Then it will be said to those who wronged: “Taste the everlasting punishment! Are you rewarded except for what you used to earn?”
Commentary: Justice is the mirror of deeds—nothing more, nothing less.

 

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ظˆظژظٹظژط³ظ’طھظژظ†ط¨ظگط¦ظڈظˆظ†ظژظƒظژ ط£ظژط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظŒ ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ غ– ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ط¥ظگظٹ ظˆظژط±ظژط¨ظگظ‘ظٹ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظŒ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ط£ظژظ†طھظڈظ… ط¨ظگظ…ظڈط¹ظ’ط¬ظگط²ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa yastanbi’إ«naka a-ل¸¥aqqun huwa? Qul ؤ« wa-rabbؤ« innahu la-ل¸¥aqqun wa mؤپ antum bi-muت؟jizؤ«n.
They ask you, “Is it true?” Say, “Yes, by my Lord—it is true, and you cannot escape it.”
Commentary: Certainty in God’s promise is the anchor of the believer’s heart.

 

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ظˆظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ ط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ„ظگظƒظڈظ„ظگظ‘ ظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظچ ط¸ظژظ„ظژظ…ظژطھظ’ ظ…ظژط§ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ ظ„ظژط§ظپظ’طھظژط¯ظژطھظ’ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژط£ظژط³ظژط±ظڈظ‘ظˆط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط¯ظژط§ظ…ظژط©ظژ ظ„ظژظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ط±ظژط£ظژظˆظڈط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ظژ ظˆظژظ‚ظڈط¶ظگظٹظژ ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژظ‡ظڈظ… ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگط³ظ’ط·ظگ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈط¸ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Walaw anna li-kulli nafsin ل؛“alamat mؤپ fؤ« al-arل¸چi la-ftadat bih; wa asarrإ« an-nadؤپmata lammؤپ ra’aw al-ت؟adhؤپb; wa quل¸چiya baynahum bil-qisل¹­ wa hum lؤپ yuل؛“lamإ«n.
If every wrongdoer possessed all that is on earth, they would offer it to ransom themselves. But when they see the punishment, they will conceal their regret. Judgment will be passed between them with justice, and they will not be wronged.
Commentary: Too late repentance is hidden shame, not salvation.

 

 

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ط£ظژظ„ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ„ظگظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژط§ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظژط§ظˆظژط§طھظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ غ— ط£ظژظ„ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظˆظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظŒ ظˆظژظ„ظژظ°ظƒظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط£ظژظƒظ’ط«ظژط±ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Alؤپ inna li-llؤپhi mؤپ fؤ« as-samؤپwؤپti wa al-arل¸چ; alؤپ inna waت؟da Allؤپhi ل¸¥aqqun walؤپkinna aktharahum lؤپ yaت؟lamإ«n.
Indeed, to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. Surely, the promise of Allah is true—but most of them do not know.
Commentary: Ownership of all existence implies the certainty of accountability.

 

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ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ظٹظڈط­ظ’ظٹظگظٹ ظˆظژظٹظڈظ…ظگظٹطھظڈ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ طھظڈط±ظ’ط¬ظژط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Huwa yuل¸¥yؤ« wa yumؤ«tu wa ilayhi turjaت؟إ«n.
He gives life and causes death, and to Him you will be returned.
Commentary: The essence of faith in one line—origin, end, and return.

 

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ظٹظژط§ ط£ظژظٹظ‘ظڈظ‡ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظڈ ظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط¬ظژط§ط،ظژطھظ’ظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظ‘ظژظˆظ’ط¹ظگط¸ظژط©ظŒ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ط±ظ‘ظژط¨ظگظ‘ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط´ظگظپظژط§ط،ظŒ ظ„ظگظ‘ظ…ظژط§ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظڈط¯ظڈظˆط±ظگ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈط¯ظ‹ظ‰ ظˆظژط±ظژط­ظ’ظ…ظژط©ظŒ ظ„ظگظ‘ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Yؤپ ayyuhؤپ an-nؤپs, qad jؤپ’atkum mawت؟iل؛“atun min rabbikum wa shifؤپ’un limؤپ fؤ« aل¹£-ل¹£udإ«r wa hudan wa raل¸¥matun lil-mu’minؤ«n.
O mankind! There has come to you an admonition from your Lord, a healing for what is in the hearts, and guidance and mercy for the believers.
Commentary: The Quran is therapy for the conscience—not a text of compulsion.

 

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ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ط¨ظگظپظژط¶ظ’ظ„ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظˆظژط¨ظگط±ظژط­ظ’ظ…ظژطھظگظ‡ظگ ظپظژط¨ظگط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظپظژظ„ظ’ظٹظژظپظ’ط±ظژط­ظڈظˆط§ ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظŒ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ظٹظژط¬ظ’ظ…ظژط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qul bi-faل¸چli Allؤپhi wa bi-raل¸¥matih fa-bidhؤپlika fal-yafraل¸¥إ«; huwa khayrun mimmؤپ yajmaت؟إ«n.
Say, “In the grace of Allah and in His mercy—let them rejoice! It is better than all they accumulate.”
Commentary: Joy through divine enlightenment surpasses material wealth.

 

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ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ط£ظژط±ظژط£ظژظٹظ’طھظڈظ… ظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ط£ظژظ†ط²ظژظ„ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ط±ظگظ‘ط²ظ’ظ‚ظچ ظپظژط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظ’طھظڈظ… ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈ ط­ظژط±ظژط§ظ…ظ‹ط§ ظˆظژط­ظژظ„ظژط§ظ„ظ‹ط§ غڑ ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ط¢ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط£ظژط°ظگظ†ظژ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ طھظژظپظ’طھظژط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qul ara’aytum mؤپ anzala Allؤپhu lakum min rizqin fa-jaت؟altum minhu ل¸¥arؤپman wa ل¸¥alؤپlan; qul ؤپllؤپhu adhina lakum am ت؟alؤپ Allؤپhi taftarإ«n?
Say, “Have you considered what provision Allah has sent down for you, that you have made some of it unlawful and some lawful?” Say, “Did Allah permit you this, or do you fabricate against Allah?”
Commentary: Human-made “halal/haram” without Quranic basis = fabrication on God’s behalf.

 

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ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ط¸ظژظ†ظ‘ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظٹظژظپظ’طھظژط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژط°ظگط¨ظژ ظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگظٹظژط§ظ…ظژط©ظگ غ— ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظ„ظژط°ظڈظˆ ظپظژط¶ظ’ظ„ظچ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژظ°ظƒظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط£ظژظƒظ’ط«ظژط±ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط´ظ’ظƒظڈط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa mؤپ ل؛“annu alladhؤ«na yaftarإ«na ت؟alؤپ Allؤپhi al-kadhiba yawma al-qiyؤپmah; inna Allؤپha la-dhإ« faل¸چlin ت؟alؤپ an-nؤپs walؤپkinna aktharahum lؤپ yashkurإ«n.
What do those who fabricate lies against Allah expect on the Day of Resurrection? Truly, Allah is full of grace to people, but most of them are ungrateful.
Commentary: False religious claims are the gravest betrayal of divine mercy.

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ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ طھظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظڈ ظپظگظٹ ط´ظژط£ظ’ظ†ظچ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ طھظژطھظ’ظ„ظڈظˆط§ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ† ظ‚ظڈط±ظ’ط¢ظ†ظچ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ طھظژط¹ظ’ظ…ظژظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط¹ظژظ…ظژظ„ظچ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ظƒظڈظ†ظ‘ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط´ظڈظ‡ظڈظˆط¯ظ‹ط§ ط¥ظگط°ظ’ طھظڈظپظگظٹط¶ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگ غڑ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ط²ظڈط¨ظڈ ط¹ظژظ† ط±ظ‘ظژط¨ظگظ‘ظƒظژ ظ…ظگظ† ظ…ظگظ‘ط«ظ’ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظگ ط°ظژط±ظژظ‘ط©ظچ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظژط§ط،ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ط£ظژطµظ’ط؛ظژط±ظژ ظ…ظگظ† ط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ط£ظژظƒظ’ط¨ظژط±ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ظپظگظٹ ظƒظگطھظژط§ط¨ظچ ظ…ظ‘ظڈط¨ظگظٹظ†ظچ
Wa mؤپ takإ«nu fؤ« sha’nin wa mؤپ tatlإ« minhu min qur’ؤپnin wa lؤپ taت؟malإ«na min ت؟amalin illؤپ kunnؤپ ت؟alaykum shuhإ«dؤپn idh tufؤ«ل¸چإ«na fؤ«h; wa mؤپ yaت؟zubu ت؟an rabbika min mithqؤپli dharratin fؤ« al-arل¸چi wa lؤپ fؤ« as-samؤپ’ wa lؤپ aل¹£ghara min dhؤپlika wa lؤپ akbara illؤپ fؤ« kitؤپbin mubؤ«n.
You are never engaged in any matter, nor do you recite any part of the Quran, nor do you do any deed, except that We are witnesses over you when you are involved in it. Not even an atom’s weight escapes your Lord, neither in the earth nor in the heaven, nor smaller nor greater, except that it is in a clear record.
Commentary: The omnipresence of God = moral transparency. Every deed leaves a trace in His record.

 

 

 

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ط£ظژظ„ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط£ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظگظٹظژط§ط،ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ„ظژط§ ط®ظژظˆظ’ظپظŒ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظٹظژط­ظ’ط²ظژظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Alؤپ inna awliyؤپ’a Allؤپhi lؤپ khawfun ت؟alayhim wa lؤپ hum yaل¸¥zanإ«n.
Indeed, the allies of Allah—no fear shall be upon them, nor shall they grieve.
Commentary: “Allies of Allah” are those aligned with truth, not members of sects or orders.

 

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ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظˆظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظٹظژطھظ‘ظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Alladhؤ«na ؤپmanإ« wa kؤپnإ« yattaqإ«n.
Those who believed and were ever mindful (of Him).
Commentary: Piety = living mindfulness, not ritual status.

 

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ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظڈط´ظ’ط±ظژظ‰ظ° ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظٹظژط§ط©ظگ ط§ظ„ط¯ظ‘ظڈظ†ظ’ظٹظژط§ ظˆظژظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¢ط®ظگط±ظژط©ظگ غڑ ظ„ظژط§ طھظژط¨ظ’ط¯ظگظٹظ„ظژ ظ„ظگظƒظژظ„ظگظ…ظژط§طھظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ غڑ ط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظپظژظˆظ’ط²ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط¸ظگظٹظ…ظڈ
Lahumu al-bushrؤپ fؤ« al-ل¸¥ayؤپti ad-dunyؤپ wa fؤ« al-ؤپkhirah; lؤپ tabdؤ«la li-kalimؤپti Allؤپh; dhؤپlika huwa al-fawzu al-ت؟aل؛“ؤ«m.
For them are glad tidings in the present life and in the Hereafter. There is no changing the words of Allah—that is the supreme success.
Commentary: Divine promises are unchanging constants amid a shifting world.

 

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ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط­ظ’ط²ظڈظ†ظƒظژ ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ غک ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظگط²ظ‘ظژط©ظژ ظ„ظگظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط¬ظژظ…ظگظٹط¹ظ‹ط§ غڑ ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظگظٹط¹ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظڈ
Wa lؤپ yaل¸¥zunka qawluhum; inna al-ت؟izzata li-llؤپhi jamؤ«ت؟ؤپ; huwa as-samؤ«ت؟u al-ت؟alؤ«m.
Let not their words grieve you; all honor belongs to Allah entirely. He is the All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
Commentary: The Prophet’s comfort: truth needs no validation from mockers.

 

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ط£ظژظ„ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ„ظگظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژظ† ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظژط§ظˆظژط§طھظگ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ غ— ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژطھظ‘ظژط¨ظگط¹ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظٹظژط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ† ط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط´ظڈط±ظژظƒظژط§ط،ظژ غڑ ط¥ظگظ† ظٹظژطھظ‘ظژط¨ظگط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط§ظ„ط¸ظ‘ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ظٹظژط®ظ’ط±ظڈطµظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Alؤپ inna li-llؤپhi man fؤ« as-samؤپwؤپti wa man fؤ« al-arل¸چ; wa mؤپ yattabiت؟u alladhؤ«na yadت؟إ«na min dإ«ni Allؤپhi shurakؤپ’; in yattabiت؟إ«na illؤپ aل؛“-ل؛“anna wa in hum illؤپ yakhrusإ«n.
Surely, to Allah belongs whoever is in the heavens and the earth. Those who invoke partners besides Him follow nothing but conjecture—they only lie.
Commentary: Polytheism = conjecture institutionalized.

 

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ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹ ط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظژ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظٹظ’ظ„ظژ ظ„ظگطھظژط³ظ’ظƒظڈظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژط§ط±ظژ ظ…ظڈط¨ظ’طµظگط±ظ‹ط§ غڑ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظپظگظٹ ط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظ„ظژط¢ظٹظژط§طھظچ ظ„ظگظ‘ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظچ ظٹظژط³ظ’ظ…ظژط¹ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Huwa alladhؤ« jaت؟ala lakumu al-layla li-taskunإ« fؤ«h wa an-nahؤپra mubل¹£irؤپ; inna fؤ« dhؤپlika la-ؤپyؤپtin li-qawmin yasmaت؟إ«n.
He is the One who made the night for you to rest in and the day bright for sight. Surely in that are signs for those who listen.
Commentary: The cosmic rhythm mirrors divine order—rest and renewal.

 

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ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظڈظˆط§ ط§طھظ‘ظژط®ظژط°ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژظ„ظژط¯ظ‹ط§ غ— ط³ظڈط¨ظ’ط­ظژط§ظ†ظژظ‡ظڈ غ– ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط؛ظژظ†ظگظٹظ‘ظڈ غ– ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظژط§ظˆظژط§طھظگ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ غڑ ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ط¹ظگظ†ط¯ظژظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ط³ظڈظ„ظ’ط·ظژط§ظ†ظچ ط¨ظگظ‡ظژظ°ط°ظژط§ غڑ ط£ظژطھظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژط§ ظ„ظژط§ طھظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qؤپlإ« ittakhadha Allؤپhu waladؤپ; subل¸¥ؤپnah; huwa al-ghaniyy; lahu mؤپ fؤ« as-samؤپwؤپti wa mؤپ fؤ« al-arل¸چ; in ت؟indakum min sulل¹­ؤپnin bihؤپdhؤپ; ataqإ«lإ«na ت؟alؤپ Allؤپhi mؤپ lؤپ taت؟lamإ«n?
They say, “Allah has taken a son.” Glory be to Him! He is the Self-Sufficient. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. You have no authority for this claim—do you say about Allah what you do not know?
Commentary: Divine transcendence leaves no room for human-like offspring—He begets not, nor is begotten.

 

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ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظٹظژظپظ’طھظژط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژط°ظگط¨ظژ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈظپظ’ظ„ظگط­ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qul inna alladhؤ«na yaftarإ«na ت؟alؤپ Allؤپhi al-kadhiba lؤپ yufliل¸¥إ«n.
Say, “Those who fabricate lies against Allah will never succeed.”
Commentary: Every false theology ends in moral failure.

 

 

 

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ظ…ظژطھظژط§ط¹ظŒ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط¯ظ‘ظڈظ†ظ’ظٹظژط§ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظ…ظژط±ظ’ط¬ظگط¹ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظ†ظڈط°ظگظٹظ‚ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ظژ ط§ظ„ط´ظ‘ظژط¯ظگظٹط¯ظژ ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظٹظژظƒظ’ظپظڈط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Matؤپت؟un fؤ« ad-dunyؤپ thumma ilaynؤپ marjiت؟uhum thumma nudhؤ«quhumu al-ت؟adhؤپba ash-shadؤ«da bimؤپ kؤپnإ« yakfurإ«n.
It is but a brief enjoyment in this world, then to Us is their return, and We will make them taste severe punishment for their disbelief.
Commentary: Earthly comfort = temporary illusion; truth awaits beyond.

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ظˆظژط§طھظ’ظ„ظڈ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظ†ظژط¨ظژط£ظژ ظ†ظڈظˆط­ظچ ط¥ظگط°ظ’ ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظ„ظگظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگظ‡ظگ ظٹظژط§ ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگ ط¥ظگظ† ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ظƒظژط¨ظڈط±ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظ‘ظژظ‚ظژط§ظ…ظگظٹ ظˆظژطھظژط°ظ’ظƒظگظٹط±ظگظٹ ط¨ظگط¢ظٹظژط§طھظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظپظژط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ طھظژظˆظژظƒظ‘ظژظ„ظ’طھظڈ ظپظژط£ظژط¬ظ’ظ…ظگط¹ظڈظˆط§ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط´ظڈط±ظژظƒظژط§ط،ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژظƒظڈظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط؛ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژط©ظ‹ ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ‚ظ’ط¶ظڈظˆط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ‘ظژ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ طھظڈظ†ط¸ظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظگ
Wa-tlu ت؟alayhim naba’a Nإ«ل¸¥in idh qؤپla li-qawmihi yؤپ qawmi in kؤپna kabura ت؟alaykum maqؤپmؤ« wa tadhkؤ«rؤ« bi-ؤپyؤپti Allؤپhi fa-ت؟alؤپ Allؤپhi tawakkalt; fa-ajmiت؟إ« amrakum wa shurakؤپ’akum thumma lؤپ yakun amrukum ت؟alaykum ghummatan thumma iqل¸چإ« ilayya wa lؤپ tunل؛“irإ«n.
Recite to them the story of Noah, when he said to his people, “O my people, if my presence and my reminding you of Allah’s signs are too burdensome for you, then I put my trust in Allah. So gather your decision and your partners, make your plan clear, then carry it out against me and do not give me respite.”
Commentary: The Prophet Noah stands as a model of fearlessness—truth fears no conspiracy.

 

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ظپظژط¥ظگظ† طھظژظˆظژظ„ظ‘ظژظٹظ’طھظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظژظ…ظژط§ ط³ظژط£ظژظ„ظ’طھظڈظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظ’ ط£ظژط¬ظ’ط±ظچ غ– ط¥ظگظ†ظ’ ط£ظژط¬ظ’ط±ظگظٹظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ غ– ظˆظژط£ظڈظ…ظگط±ظ’طھظڈ ط£ظژظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط³ظ’ظ„ظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Fa-in tawallaytum famؤپ sa’altukum min ajr; in ajriya illؤپ ت؟alؤپ Allؤپh; wa umirtu an akإ«na mina al-muslimؤ«n.
“If you turn away, I have not asked you for any payment. My reward is only with Allah, and I have been commanded to be among those who submit.”
Commentary: Prophets seek no gain—service, not profit, defines divine missions.

 

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ظپظژظƒظژط°ظ‘ظژط¨ظڈظˆظ‡ظڈ ظپظژظ†ظژط¬ظ‘ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظ…ظ‘ظژط¹ظژظ‡ظڈ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ظپظڈظ„ظ’ظƒظگ ظˆظژط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط®ظژظ„ظژط§ط¦ظگظپظژ ظˆظژط£ظژط؛ظ’ط±ظژظ‚ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظƒظژط°ظ‘ظژط¨ظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظگط¢ظٹظژط§طھظگظ†ظژط§ غ– ظپظژط§ظ†ط¸ظڈط±ظ’ ظƒظژظٹظ’ظپظژ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ط¹ظژط§ظ‚ظگط¨ظژط©ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ†ط°ظژط±ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Fa-kadhdhabإ«h fa-najjaynؤپhu wa man maت؟ahu fؤ« al-fulk wa jaت؟alnؤپhum khalؤپ’if wa aghraqnؤپ alladhؤ«na kadhdhabإ« bi-ؤپyؤپtinؤپ; fa-nل؛“ur kayfa kؤپnat ت؟ؤپqibatu al-mundharؤ«n.
They denied him, so We saved him and those with him in the Ark, and made them successors, and drowned those who denied Our signs. See then how was the end of those who were warned.
Commentary: The flood symbolizes the cleansing of corruption—truth rises as falsehood sinks.

 

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ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط¨ظژط¹ظژط«ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظ…ظگظ† ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظگظ‡ظگ ط±ظڈط³ظڈظ„ظ‹ط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظپظژط¬ظژط§ط،ظڈظˆظ‡ظڈظ… ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظژظٹظگظ‘ظ†ظژط§طھظگ ظپظژظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظ„ظگظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظگظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط°ظ‘ظژط¨ظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ظ…ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظڈ غڑ ظƒظژط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظ†ظژط·ظ’ط¨ظژط¹ظڈ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ظ‚ظڈظ„ظڈظˆط¨ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¹ظ’طھظژط¯ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Thumma baت؟athnؤپ min baت؟dihi rusulan ilؤپ qawmihim fa-jؤپ’إ«hum bi-l-bayyinؤپt; famؤپ kؤپnإ« li-yu’minإ« bimؤپ kadhdhabإ« bihi min qablu; kadhؤپlika naل¹­baت؟u ت؟alؤپ qulإ«bi al-muت؟tadؤ«n.
Then, after him, We sent messengers to their peoples, bringing clear proofs; but they were not to believe in what they had denied before. Thus We seal the hearts of the transgressors.
Commentary: Repetition of rejection leads to spiritual callousness—the sealing of conscience.

 

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ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ط¨ظژط¹ظژط«ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظ…ظگظ† ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظگظ‡ظگظ… ظ…ظ‘ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ظ° ظˆظژظ‡ظژط§ط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ظپظگط±ظ’ط¹ظژظˆظ’ظ†ظژ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ„ظژط¥ظگظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ط¨ظگط¢ظٹظژط§طھظگظ†ظژط§ ظپظژط§ط³ظ’طھظژظƒظ’ط¨ظژط±ظڈظˆط§ ظˆظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظ‹ط§ ظ…ظ‘ظڈط¬ظ’ط±ظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Thumma baت؟athnؤپ min baت؟dihim Mإ«sؤپ wa Hؤپrإ«na ilؤپ Firت؟awna wa mala’ihi bi-ؤپyؤپtinؤپ fa-stakbarإ« wa kؤپnإ« qawman mujrimؤ«n.
Then after them, We sent Moses and Aaron to Pharaoh and his elite with Our signs, but they behaved arrogantly; they were a criminal people.
Commentary: Tyranny is the ancient enemy of revelation—pride blinds power.

 

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ظپظژظ„ظژظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ط¬ظژط§ط،ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط¹ظگظ†ط¯ظگظ†ظژط§ ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظڈظˆط§ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ‡ظژظ°ط°ظژط§ ظ„ظژط³ظگط­ظ’ط±ظŒ ظ…ظ‘ظڈط¨ظگظٹظ†ظŒ
Falammؤپ jؤپ’ahumu al-ل¸¥aqq min ت؟indinؤپ qؤپlإ« inna hؤپdhؤپ la-siل¸¥run mubؤ«n.
When the truth came to them from Us, they said, “This is clear magic.”
Commentary: The guilty call truth sorcery when reason fails them.

 

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ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظ…ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ظ° ط£ظژطھظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ„ظگظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظگظ‘ ظ„ظژظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ط¬ظژط§ط،ظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط£ظژط³ظگط­ظ’ط±ظŒ ظ‡ظژظ°ط°ظژط§ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈظپظ’ظ„ظگط­ظڈ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژط§ط­ظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qؤپla Mإ«sؤپ: a-taqإ«lإ«na li-l-ل¸¥aqq lammؤپ jؤپ’akum, a-siل¸¥run hؤپdhؤپ? Wa lؤپ yufliل¸¥u as-sؤپل¸¥irإ«n.
Moses said, “Do you say of the truth when it comes to you, ‘Is this magic?’ The magicians will never succeed.”
Commentary: Miracles of truth differ from tricks of illusion—one reforms, the other deceives.

 

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ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظڈظˆط§ ط£ظژط¬ظگط¦ظ’طھظژظ†ظژط§ ظ„ظگطھظژظ„ظ’ظپظگطھظژظ†ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ظˆظژط¬ظژط¯ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ط¢ط¨ظژط§ط،ظژظ†ظژط§ ظˆظژطھظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظگط¨ظ’ط±ظگظٹظژط§ط،ظڈ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ غ– ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظ†ظژط­ظ’ظ†ظڈ ظ„ظژظƒظڈظ…ظژط§ ط¨ظگظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Qؤپlإ« a-ji’tanؤپ li-tulfitanؤپ ت؟ammؤپ wajadnؤپ ت؟alayhi ؤپbؤپ’anؤپ wa takإ«nؤپ lakumؤپ al-kibriyؤپ’u fؤ« al-arل¸چ; wa mؤپ naل¸¥nu lakumؤپ bi-mu’minؤ«n.
They said, “Have you come to turn us away from what we found our forefathers upon, so that greatness may belong to you two in the land? We do not believe you.”
Commentary: The worship of ancestral tradition is the oldest idol of mankind.

 

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ظˆظژظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظپظگط±ظ’ط¹ظژظˆظ’ظ†ظڈ ط§ط¦ظ’طھظڈظˆظ†ظگظٹ ط¨ظگظƒظڈظ„ظگظ‘ ط³ظژط§ط­ظگط±ظچ ط¹ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظچ
Wa qؤپla Firت؟awn: i’tإ«nؤ« bi-kulli sؤپل¸¥irin ت؟alؤ«m.
Pharaoh said, “Bring me every skilled magician.”
Commentary: The tyrant seeks propaganda through spectacle to counter truth.

 

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ظپظژظ„ظژظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ط¬ظژط§ط،ظژ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژط­ظژط±ظژط©ظڈ ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ… ظ…ظ‘ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ظ° ط£ظژظ„ظ’ظ‚ظڈظˆط§ ظ…ظژط§ ط£ظژظ†طھظڈظ… ظ…ظ‘ظڈظ„ظ’ظ‚ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Falammؤپ jؤپ’a as-saل¸¥aratu qؤپla lahum Mإ«sؤپ: alqإ« mؤپ antum mulqإ«n.
When the magicians came, Moses said to them, “Throw what you will throw.”
Commentary: True faith meets falsehood without fear—truth needs no tricks.

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ظپظژظ„ظژظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ط£ظژظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ط§ ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظ…ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ظ° ظ…ظژط§ ط¬ظگط¦ظ’طھظڈظ… ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ط§ظ„ط³ظگظ‘ط­ظ’ط±ظڈ غ– ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ط³ظژظٹظڈط¨ظ’ط·ظگظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈ غ– ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈطµظ’ظ„ظگط­ظڈ ط¹ظژظ…ظژظ„ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظپظ’ط³ظگط¯ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Falammؤپ alqaw qؤپla Mإ«sؤپ: mؤپ ji’tum bih as-siل¸¥ru; inna Allؤپha sayubل¹­iluh; inna Allؤپha lؤپ yuل¹£liل¸¥u ت؟amala al-mufsidؤ«n.
When they cast (their ropes), Moses said: “What you have brought is magic. Allah will surely nullify it. Truly, Allah does not set right the work of the corrupters.”
Commentary: Deception may dazzle the eye—but truth dissolves illusion.

 

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ظˆظژظٹظڈط­ظگظ‚ظ‘ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظژ ط¨ظگظƒظژظ„ظگظ…ظژط§طھظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ ظƒظژط±ظگظ‡ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¬ظ’ط±ظگظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa yuل¸¥iqqu Allؤپhu al-ل¸¥aqqa bi-kalimؤپtih walaw kariha al-mujrimإ«n.
And Allah establishes the truth by His words, even though the criminals may detest it.
Commentary: The divine word prevails—truth is self-fulfilling.

 

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ظپظژظ…ظژط§ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†ظژ ظ„ظگظ…ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ظ° ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط°ظڈط±ظگظ‘ظٹظ‘ظژط©ظŒ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگظ‡ظگ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ط®ظژظˆظ’ظپظچ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ظپظگط±ظ’ط¹ظژظˆظ’ظ†ظژ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ„ظژط¥ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظ† ظٹظژظپظ’طھظگظ†ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ غڑ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظپظگط±ظ’ط¹ظژظˆظ’ظ†ظژ ظ„ظژط¹ظژط§ظ„ظچ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط³ظ’ط±ظگظپظگظٹظ†ظژ
Famؤپ ؤپmana li-Mإ«sؤپ illؤپ dhurriyyatun min qawmihi ت؟alؤپ khawfin min Firت؟awna wa mala’ihim an yaftinahum; wa inna Firت؟awna la-ت؟ؤپlin fؤ« al-arل¸چ wa innahu la-min al-musrifؤ«n.
None believed in Moses except a few youths of his people, fearing that Pharaoh and his chiefs might persecute them. Indeed, Pharaoh was arrogant in the land, and he was one of the transgressors.
Commentary: The oppressed youth often embrace truth first, for they have least to lose and most to hope.

 

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ظˆظژظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظ…ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ظ° ظٹظژط§ ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگ ط¥ظگظ† ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ…ظ’ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†طھظڈظ… ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظپظژط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ طھظژظˆظژظƒظ‘ظژظ„ظڈظˆط§ ط¥ظگظ† ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ… ظ…ظ‘ظڈط³ظ’ظ„ظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa qؤپla Mإ«sؤپ: yؤپ qawmi in kuntum ؤپmantum bi-llؤپh fa-ت؟alayhi tawakkalإ« in kuntum muslimؤ«n.
Moses said, “O my people! If you have truly believed in Allah, then put your trust in Him—if you have truly submitted.”
Commentary: Faith matures when trust replaces fear.

 

 

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ظپظژظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظڈظˆط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ طھظژظˆظژظƒظ‘ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ غڑ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظژظ†ظژط§ ظ„ظژط§ طھظژط¬ظ’ط¹ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظپظگطھظ’ظ†ظژط©ظ‹ ظ„ظگظ‘ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگ ط§ظ„ط¸ظ‘ظژط§ظ„ظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Faqؤپlإ«: ت؟alؤپ Allؤپhi tawakkalnؤپ; rabbanؤپ lؤپ tajت؟alnؤپ fitnatan li-l-qawmi aل؛“-ل؛“ؤپlimؤ«n.
They said, “In Allah we trust. Our Lord, do not make us a trial for the wrongdoing people.”
Commentary: The believer’s plea—to stand firm without becoming a tool of oppression.

 

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ظˆظژظ†ظژط¬ظگظ‘ظ†ظژط§ ط¨ظگط±ظژط­ظ’ظ…ظژطھظگظƒظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظژط§ظپظگط±ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa najjinؤپ bi-raل¸¥matika mina al-qawmi al-kؤپfirؤ«n.
“And save us by Your mercy from the disbelieving people.”
Commentary: Divine mercy is the only refuge when injustice rules.

 

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ظˆظژط£ظژظˆظ’ط­ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ظ…ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ظ° ظˆظژط£ظژط®ظگظٹظ‡ظگ ط£ظژظ† طھظژط¨ظژظˆظ‘ظژط¢ ظ„ظگظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگظƒظڈظ…ظژط§ ط¨ظگظ…ظگطµظ’ط±ظژ ط¨ظڈظٹظڈظˆطھظ‹ط§ ظˆظژط§ط¬ظ’ط¹ظژظ„ظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظڈظٹظڈظˆطھظژظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظ‚ظگط¨ظ’ظ„ظژط©ظ‹ ظˆظژط£ظژظ‚ظگظٹظ…ظڈظˆط§ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژظ„ظژط§ط©ظژ غ— ظˆظژط¨ظژط´ظگظ‘ط±ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa awل¸¥aynؤپ ilؤپ Mإ«sؤپ wa akhؤ«hi an tabawwa’ؤپ li-qawmikumؤپ bi-Miل¹£ra buyإ«tؤپ, wa-jت؟alإ« buyإ«takum qiblah, wa aqؤ«mإ« aل¹£-ل¹£alؤپh; wa bashshir al-mu’minؤ«n.
And We inspired Moses and his brother: “Appoint houses for your people in Egypt, and make your houses a direction of prayer, and establish the prayer, and give glad tidings to the believers.”
Commentary: In times of danger, faith builds sanctuaries of resistance—homes become prayer niches.

 

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ظˆظژظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظ…ظڈظˆط³ظژظ‰ظ° ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظژظ†ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظƒظژ ط¢طھظژظٹظ’طھظژ ظپظگط±ظ’ط¹ظژظˆظ’ظ†ظژ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ„ظژط£ظژظ‡ظڈ ط²ظگظٹظ†ظژط©ظ‹ ظˆظژط£ظژظ…ظ’ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ‹ط§ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظٹظژط§ط©ظگ ط§ظ„ط¯ظ‘ظڈظ†ظ’ظٹظژط§ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظژظ†ظژط§ ظ„ظگظٹظڈط¶ظگظ„ظ‘ظڈظˆط§ ط¹ظژظ† ط³ظژط¨ظگظٹظ„ظگظƒظژ غ– ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظژظ†ظژط§ ط§ط·ظ’ظ…ظگط³ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ط£ظژظ…ظ’ظˆظژط§ظ„ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط§ط´ظ’ط¯ظڈط¯ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ظ‚ظڈظ„ظڈظˆط¨ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظپظژظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆط§ ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ظ° ظٹظژط±ظژظˆظڈط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظژ
Wa qؤپla Mإ«sؤپ: rabbanؤپ innaka ؤپtayta Firت؟awna wa mala’ahu zؤ«natan wa amwؤپlan fؤ« al-ل¸¥ayؤپti ad-dunyؤپ, rabbanؤپ li-yuل¸چillإ« ت؟an sabؤ«lik; rabbanؤپ iل¹­mis ت؟alؤپ amwؤپlihim wa-shdud ت؟alؤپ qulإ«bihim falؤپ yu’minإ« ل¸¥attؤپ yaraw al-ت؟adhؤپba al-alؤ«m.
Moses said, “Our Lord, You have given Pharaoh and his chiefs splendor and wealth in this life so that they lead others astray from Your path. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts, so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment.”
Commentary: Wealth and power often harden hearts when divorced from gratitude.

 

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ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط£ظڈط¬ظگظٹط¨ظژطھ ط¯ظ‘ظژط¹ظ’ظˆظژطھظڈظƒظڈظ…ظژط§ ظپظژط§ط³ظ’طھظژظ‚ظگظٹظ…ظژط§ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ طھظژطھظ‘ظژط¨ظگط¹ظژط§ظ†ظگظ‘ ط³ظژط¨ظگظٹظ„ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qؤپla qad ujؤ«bat daت؟watukumؤپ fa-staqؤ«mؤپ wa lؤپ tattabiت؟ؤپnni sabؤ«la alladhؤ«na lؤپ yaت؟lamإ«n.
He said, “Your prayer has been answered. So remain steadfast, and do not follow the path of those who do not know.”
Commentary: Divine response requires continued perseverance, not relaxation.

 

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ظˆظژط¬ظژط§ظˆظژط²ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¨ظگط¨ظژظ†ظگظٹ ط¥ظگط³ظ’ط±ظژط§ط¦ظگظٹظ„ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظژط­ظ’ط±ظژ ظپظژط£ظژطھظ’ط¨ظژط¹ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگط±ظ’ط¹ظژظˆظ’ظ†ظڈ ظˆظژط¬ظڈظ†ظڈظˆط¯ظڈظ‡ظڈ ط¨ظژط؛ظ’ظٹظ‹ط§ ظˆظژط¹ظژط¯ظ’ظˆظ‹ط§ غ– ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ظ° ط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط£ظژط¯ظ’ط±ظژظƒظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط؛ظژط±ظژظ‚ظڈ ظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†طھظڈ ط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ°ظ‡ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†ظژطھظ’ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ط¨ظژظ†ظڈظˆ ط¥ظگط³ظ’ط±ظژط§ط¦ظگظٹظ„ظژ ظˆظژط£ظژظ†ظژط§ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط³ظ’ظ„ظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa jؤپwaznؤپ bi-banؤ« Isrؤپ’ؤ«la al-baل¸¥ra fa-atbaت؟ahum Firت؟awn wa junإ«duhu baghyan wa ت؟adwan; ل¸¥attؤپ idhؤپ adrakahإ« al-gharaq qؤپla ؤپmantu annahu lؤپ ilؤپha illؤپ alladhؤ« ؤپmana bihi banإ« Isrؤپ’ؤ«l wa anؤپ mina al-muslimؤ«n.
And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and Pharaoh and his soldiers pursued them out of arrogance and hostility. Then, when drowning overtook him, he said, “I believe that there is no god but the One in whom the Children of Israel have believed, and I am of those who submit.”
Commentary: Faith at the moment of destruction is confession, not conviction—too late for redemption.

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ط¢ظ„ط¢ظ†ظژ ظˆظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط¹ظژطµظژظٹظ’طھظژ ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظڈ ظˆظژظƒظڈظ†طھظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظپظ’ط³ظگط¯ظگظٹظ†ظژ
ؤ€l-ؤپna wa qad ت؟aل¹£ayta qablu wa kunta mina al-mufsidؤ«n.
“Now?—when you had disobeyed before and were among the corrupters?”
Commentary: Pharaoh’s last-minute repentance was rejected—faith is a lifelong commitment, not an escape plan.

 

 

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ظپظژط§ظ„ظ’ظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظژ ظ†ظڈظ†ظژط¬ظگظ‘ظٹظƒظژ ط¨ظگط¨ظژط¯ظژظ†ظگظƒظژ ظ„ظگطھظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ„ظگظ…ظژظ†ظ’ ط®ظژظ„ظ’ظپظژظƒظژ ط¢ظٹظژط©ظ‹ غڑ ظˆظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظƒظژط«ظگظٹط±ظ‹ط§ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظگ ط¹ظژظ†ظ’ ط¢ظٹظژط§طھظگظ†ظژط§ ظ„ظژط؛ظژط§ظپظگظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Fa-l-yawma nunajjؤ«ka bi-badanika li-takإ«na li-man khalfaka ؤپyah; wa inna kathؤ«ran mina an-nؤپsi ت؟an ؤپyؤپtinؤپ la-ghؤپfilإ«n.
“So today We will preserve your body, that you may be a sign for those after you. But indeed, many among mankind are heedless of Our signs.”
Commentary: Pharaoh’s drowned body became a timeless relic of arrogance defeated—power humbled before truth.

 

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ظˆظژظ„ظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط¨ظژظˆظ‘ظژط£ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¨ظژظ†ظگظٹ ط¥ظگط³ظ’ط±ظژط§ط¦ظگظٹظ„ظژ ظ…ظڈط¨ظژظˆظ‘ظژط£ظژ طµظگط¯ظ’ظ‚ظچ ظˆظژط±ظژط²ظژظ‚ظ’ظ†ظژط§ظ‡ظڈظ… ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط·ظ‘ظژظٹظگظ‘ط¨ظژط§طھظگ ظپظژظ…ظژط§ ط§ط®ظ’طھظژظ„ظژظپظڈظˆط§ ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ظ° ط¬ظژط§ط،ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظگظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈ غڑ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظژظƒظژ ظٹظژظ‚ظ’ط¶ظگظٹ ط¨ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ‚ظگظٹظژط§ظ…ظژط©ظگ ظپظگظٹظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظپظگظٹظ‡ظگ ظٹظژط®ظ’طھظژظ„ظگظپظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa laqad bawwa’nؤپ banؤ« Isrؤپ’ؤ«la mubawwa’a ل¹£idq wa razaqnؤپhum mina aل¹­-ل¹­ayyibؤپt; famؤپ ikhtalafإ« ل¸¥attؤپ jؤپ’ahumu al-ت؟ilm; inna rabbaka yaqل¸چؤ« baynahum yawma al-qiyؤپmati fؤ«mؤپ kؤپnإ« fؤ«hi yakhtalifإ«n.
And We settled the Children of Israel in a good dwelling and provided them with good things. Yet they did not differ until knowledge came to them. Indeed, your Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that in which they differed.
Commentary: When revelation turns into heritage, division replaces gratitude—a warning for all nations.

 

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ظپظژط¥ظگظ† ظƒظڈظ†طھظژ ظپظگظٹ ط´ظژظƒظچظ‘ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ط£ظژظ†ط²ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظژ ظپظژط§ط³ظ’ط£ظژظ„ظگ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظٹظژظ‚ظ’ط±ظژط،ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظƒظگطھظژط§ط¨ظژ ظ…ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظگظƒظژ غڑ ظ„ظژظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط¬ظژط§ط،ظژظƒظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظڈ ظ…ظگظ† ط±ظ‘ظژط¨ظگظ‘ظƒظژ ظپظژظ„ظژط§ طھظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ…ظ’طھظژط±ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Fa-in kunta fؤ« shakkin mimmؤپ anzalnؤپ ilayka fa-s’al alladhؤ«na yaqra’إ«na al-kitؤپba min qablika; laqad jؤپ’aka al-ل¸¥aqqu min rabbika fa-lؤپ takإ«nanna mina al-mumtؤپrؤ«n.
If you are in doubt about what We have revealed to you, then ask those who read the Scripture before you. The truth has indeed come to you from your Lord, so do not be among the doubters.
Commentary: This verse reaffirms continuity between revelations—the message is one, though scriptures differ.

 

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ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ طھظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظƒظژط°ظ‘ظژط¨ظڈظˆط§ ط¨ظگط¢ظٹظژط§طھظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظپظژطھظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط®ظژط§ط³ظگط±ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa lؤپ takإ«nanna mina alladhؤ«na kadhdhabإ« bi-ؤپyؤپti Allؤپhi fa-takإ«na mina al-khؤپsirؤ«n.
And do not be among those who deny the signs of Allah, or you will be among the losers.
Commentary: Doubt unguarded leads to denial; denial leads to ruin.

 

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ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظژطھظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ ظƒظژظ„ظگظ…ظژطھظڈ ط±ظژط¨ظگظ‘ظƒظژ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Inna alladhؤ«na ل¸¥aqqat ت؟alayhim kalimatu rabbika lؤپ yu’minإ«n.
Indeed, those upon whom your Lord’s decree has been confirmed will not believe.
Commentary: When hearts persistently reject light, they become veiled by their own choice.

 

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ظˆظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ ط¬ظژط§ط،ظژطھظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظƒظڈظ„ظ‘ظڈ ط¢ظٹظژط©ظچ ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ظ° ظٹظژط±ظژظˆظڈط§ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژظ„ظگظٹظ…ظژ
Wa law jؤپ’at-hum kullu ؤپyah ل¸¥attؤپ yaraw al-ت؟adhؤپba al-alؤ«m.
Even if every sign were to come to them, until they see the painful punishment.
Commentary: Obstinacy blinds perception—miracles cannot move a will that refuses to see.

 

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ظپظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژطھظ’ ظ‚ظژط±ظ’ظٹظژط©ظŒ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†ظژطھظ’ ظپظژظ†ظژظپظژط¹ظژظ‡ظژط§ ط¥ظگظٹظ…ظژط§ظ†ظڈظ‡ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظژ ظٹظڈظˆظ†ظڈط³ظژ غڑ ظ„ظژظ…ظ‘ظژط§ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظƒظژط´ظژظپظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط®ظگط²ظ’ظٹظگ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظٹظژط§ط©ظگ ط§ظ„ط¯ظ‘ظڈظ†ظ’ظٹظژط§ ظˆظژظ…ظژطھظ‘ظژط¹ظ’ظ†ظژط§ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ط­ظگظٹظ†ظچ
Fa-lawlؤپ kؤپnat qaryatun ؤپmanat fa-nafaت؟ahؤپ ؤ«mؤپnuhؤپ illؤپ qawma Yإ«nusa; lammؤپ ؤپmanإ« kashafnؤپ ت؟anhum ت؟adhؤپba al-khizyi fؤ« al-ل¸¥ayؤپti ad-dunyؤپ wa mattaت؟nؤپhum ilؤپ ل¸¥ؤ«n.
Why was there no town that believed and benefited from its faith except the people of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in the life of this world and allowed them enjoyment for a time.
Commentary: The people of Jonah are a rare example of collective repentance—divine mercy triumphs when humility precedes punishment.

 

 

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ظˆظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ ط´ظژط§ط،ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظڈظƒظژ ظ„ظژط¢ظ…ظژظ†ظژ ظ…ظژظ† ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ ظƒظڈظ„ظ‘ظڈظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¬ظژظ…ظگظٹط¹ظ‹ط§ غڑ ط£ظژظپظژط£ظژظ†طھظژ طھظڈظƒظ’ط±ظگظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظژ ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ظ° ظٹظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa law shؤپ’a rabbuka la-ؤپmana man fؤ« al-arل¸چi kulluhum jamؤ«ت؟ؤپ; a-fa’anta tukrihu an-nؤپsa ل¸¥attؤپ yakإ«nإ« mu’minؤ«n?
Had your Lord willed, all who are on earth would have believed altogether. So will you then compel people until they become believers?
Commentary: True faith is never coerced; it flourishes only through free conviction.

 

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ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ظ„ظگظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظچ ط£ظژظ† طھظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط¨ظگط¥ظگط°ظ’ظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ غڑ ظˆظژظٹظژط¬ظ’ط¹ظژظ„ظڈ ط§ظ„ط±ظگظ‘ط¬ظ’ط³ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ‚ظگظ„ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Wa mؤپ kؤپna li-nafsin an tu’mina illؤپ bi-idhni Allؤپh; wa yajت؟alu ar-rijsa ت؟alؤپ alladhؤ«na lؤپ yaت؟qilإ«n.
No soul can believe except by Allah’s permission, and He places defilement upon those who do not use reason.
Commentary: Faith and intellect walk together—revelation without reason breeds superstition; reason without faith breeds arrogance.

 

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ظ‚ظڈظ„ظگ ط§ظ†ط¸ظڈط±ظڈظˆط§ ظ…ظژط§ط°ظژط§ ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط³ظ‘ظژظ…ظژط§ظˆظژط§طھظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط±ظ’ط¶ظگ غڑ ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ طھظڈط؛ظ’ظ†ظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¢ظٹظژط§طھظڈ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظڈط°ظڈط±ظڈ ط¹ظژظ† ظ‚ظژظˆظ’ظ…ظچ ظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ظٹظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
Qul inل؛“urإ« mؤپdhؤپ fؤ« as-samؤپwؤپti wa al-arل¸چ; wa mؤپ tughni al-ؤپyؤپtu wa an-nudhuru ت؟an qawmin lؤپ yu’minإ«n.
Say, “Observe what is in the heavens and the earth.” But signs and warnings avail not a people who do not believe.
Commentary: Creation itself is a vast scripture—for those who see, the universe is revelation.

 

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ظپظژظ‡ظژظ„ظ’ ظٹظژظ†طھظژط¸ظگط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ظ…ظگط«ظ’ظ„ظژ ط£ظژظٹظ‘ظژط§ظ…ظگ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط®ظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ط§ ظ…ظگظ† ظ‚ظژط¨ظ’ظ„ظگظ‡ظگظ…ظ’ غڑ ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ظپظژط§ظ†طھظژط¸ظگط±ظڈظˆط§ ط¥ظگظ†ظگظ‘ظٹ ظ…ظژط¹ظژظƒظڈظ… ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈظ†طھظژط¸ظگط±ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Fa-hal yantaل؛“irإ«na illؤپ mithla ayyؤپmi alladhؤ«na khalaw min qablihim; qul fa-ntaل؛“irإ« inni maت؟akum mina al-muntaل؛“irؤ«n.
Do they await anything except the fate of those who passed away before them? Say, “Then wait! Indeed, I am among those waiting with you.”
Commentary: Those who mock divine justice soon live to witness it.

 

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ط«ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژ ظ†ظڈظ†ظژط¬ظگظ‘ظٹ ط±ظڈط³ظڈظ„ظژظ†ظژط§ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ ط¢ظ…ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ غڑ ظƒظژط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ط­ظژظ‚ظ‹ظ‘ط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظ†ظڈظ†ط¬ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Thumma nunajjؤ« rusulanؤپ wa alladhؤ«na ؤپmanإ«; kadhؤپlika ل¸¥aqqan ت؟alaynؤپ nunji al-mu’minؤ«n.
Then We save Our messengers and those who believe; thus it is incumbent upon Us to save the believers.
Commentary: Deliverance is the divine promise—God never abandons His sincere servants.

 

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ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ظٹظژط§ ط£ظژظٹظ‘ظڈظ‡ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظڈ ط¥ظگظ† ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظگظٹ ط´ظژظƒظچظ‘ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ط¯ظگظٹظ†ظگظٹ ظپظژظ„ظژط§ ط£ظژط¹ظ’ط¨ظڈط¯ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹظ†ظژ طھظژط¹ظ’ط¨ظڈط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ† ط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظ„ظژظ°ظƒظگظ†ظ’ ط£ظژط¹ظ’ط¨ظڈط¯ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظٹ ظٹظژطھظژظˆظژظپظ‘ظژط§ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ غ– ظˆظژط£ظڈظ…ظگط±ظ’طھظڈ ط£ظژظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Qul yؤپ ayyuhؤپ an-nؤپsu in kuntum fؤ« shakkin min dؤ«nؤ« fa-lؤپ aت؟budu alladhؤ«na taت؟budإ«na min dإ«ni Allؤپh walؤپkin aت؟budu Allؤپha alladhؤ« yatawaffؤپkum; wa umirtu an akإ«na mina al-mu’minؤ«n.
Say, “O mankind! If you are in doubt about my religion, I do not worship those whom you worship besides Allah, but I worship Allah who causes you to die; and I have been commanded to be among the believers.”
Commentary: Monotheism is the final emancipation—liberation from servitude to men and myths.

 

(105)

ظˆظژط£ظژظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظ‚ظگظ…ظ’ ظˆظژط¬ظ’ظ‡ظژظƒظژ ظ„ظگظ„ط¯ظگظ‘ظٹظ†ظگ ط­ظژظ†ظگظٹظپظ‹ط§ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ طھظژظƒظڈظˆظ†ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط´ظ’ط±ظگظƒظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa an aqim wajhaka li-d-dؤ«ni ل¸¥anؤ«fan wa lؤپ takإ«nanna mina al-mushrikؤ«n.
“And devote yourself to the religion, inclining to truth, and do not be among those who associate others with Allah.”
Commentary: The ل¸¥anؤ«f stands straight—a seeker unbent by inherited distortions.

 

(106)

ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ طھظژط¯ظ’ط¹ظڈ ظ…ظگظ† ط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژط§ ظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژظ†ظپظژط¹ظڈظƒظژ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ ظٹظژط¶ظڈط±ظ‘ظڈظƒظژ غ– ظپظژط¥ظگظ† ظپظژط¹ظژظ„ظ’طھظژ ظپظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظƒظژ ط¥ظگط°ظ‹ط§ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط¸ظ‘ظژط§ظ„ظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa lؤپ tadت؟u min dإ«ni Allؤپhi mؤپ lؤپ yanfaت؟uka walؤپ yaل¸چurruk; fa-in faت؟alta fa-innaka idhan mina aل؛“-ل؛“ؤپlimؤ«n.
And do not invoke, besides Allah, that which neither benefits you nor harms you. If you did so, you would then be among the wrongdoers.
Commentary: To seek help from false sources is spiritual oppression of oneself.

 

(107)

ظˆظژط¥ظگظ† ظٹظژظ…ظ’ط³ظژط³ظ’ظƒظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¨ظگط¶ظڈط±ظچظ‘ ظپظژظ„ظژط§ ظƒظژط§ط´ظگظپظژ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ظ‡ظڈظˆظژ غ– ظˆظژط¥ظگظ† ظٹظڈط±ظگط¯ظ’ظƒظژ ط¨ظگط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظچ ظپظژظ„ظژط§ ط±ظژط§ط¯ظ‘ظژ ظ„ظگظپظژط¶ظ’ظ„ظگظ‡ظگ غڑ ظٹظڈطµظگظٹط¨ظڈ ط¨ظگظ‡ظگ ظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژط´ظژط§ط،ظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط¹ظگط¨ظژط§ط¯ظگظ‡ظگ غڑ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط؛ظژظپظڈظˆط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژط­ظگظٹظ…ظڈ
Wa in yamsaska Allؤپhu bi-ل¸چurrin fa-lؤپ kؤپshifa lahu illؤپ huwa; wa in yuridka bi-khayrin fa-lؤپ rؤپdda li-faل¸چlih; yuل¹£ؤ«bu bihi man yashؤپ’u min ت؟ibؤپdih; wa huwa al-ghafإ«ru ar-raل¸¥ؤ«m.
If Allah touches you with harm, none can remove it but He; and if He intends good for you, none can withhold His bounty. He bestows it upon whom He wills among His servants, and He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.
Commentary: All power—harm and healing, trial and mercy—belongs to God alone.

 

(108)

ظ‚ظڈظ„ظ’ ظٹظژط§ ط£ظژظٹظ‘ظڈظ‡ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط§ط³ظڈ ظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط¬ظژط§ط،ظژظƒظڈظ…ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژظ‚ظ‘ظڈ ظ…ظگظ† ط±ظ‘ظژط¨ظگظ‘ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ غ– ظپظژظ…ظژظ†ظگ ط§ظ‡ظ’طھظژط¯ظژظ‰ظ° ظپظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژظ‡ظ’طھظژط¯ظگظٹ ظ„ظگظ†ظژظپظ’ط³ظگظ‡ظگ غ– ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ط¶ظژظ„ظ‘ظژ ظپظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژط¶ظگظ„ظ‘ظڈ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظژط§ غ– ظˆظژظ…ظژط§ ط£ظژظ†ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ… ط¨ظگظˆظژظƒظگظٹظ„ظچ
Qul yؤپ ayyuhؤپ an-nؤپsu qad jؤپ’akumu al-ل¸¥aqq min rabbikum; fa-man ihtadؤپ fa-innamؤپ yahtadؤ« li-nafsih; wa man ل¸چalla fa-innamؤپ yaل¸چillu ت؟alayhؤپ; wa mؤپ anؤپ ت؟alaykum bi-wakؤ«l.
Say, “O mankind! The truth has come to you from your Lord. Whoever follows guidance, it is for his own soul; and whoever goes astray, it is to his own loss. And I am not a guardian over you.”
Commentary: Prophets deliver truth—each soul is responsible for its own response.

 

(109)

ظˆظژط§طھظ‘ظژط¨ظگط¹ظ’ ظ…ظژط§ ظٹظڈظˆط­ظژظ‰ظ° ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظژ ظˆظژط§طµظ’ط¨ظگط±ظ’ ط­ظژطھظ‘ظژظ‰ظ° ظٹظژط­ظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ غڑ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظژط§ظƒظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
Wa-ttabiت؟ mؤپ yإ«ل¸¥ؤپ ilayk wa-ل¹£bir ل¸¥attؤپ yaل¸¥kuma Allؤپh; wa huwa khayru al-ل¸¥ؤپkimؤ«n.
And follow what is revealed to you, and be patient until Allah judges. For He is the best of judges.
Commentary: The surah closes with a timeless command—follow revelation, endure adversity, and trust divine justice.

 

✨ End of Surat Yإ«nus (Chapter 10)

Thematic Summary:
Surat Yإ«nus reminds humankind that guidance must be freely chosen, truth cannot be suppressed, and mercy remains open to those who repent before the final hour. The stories of Moses, Pharaoh, and Jonah form mirrors for every generation — confronting arrogance, exposing illusion, and revealing the mercy that follows sincere faith.

 

Other Verses About Yإ«nus (Jonah) in the Quran

Though Surat Yإ«nus carries his name, the story of Prophet Yإ«nus (Jonah) is scattered across several other surahs — each illuminating a different stage of his journey and a unique moral truth. Together, they form one of the most beautiful examples of human repentance, divine mercy, and renewal of faith.

 

1. In Surah As-Saffؤپt (37:139–148)

ظˆظژط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ظٹظڈظˆظ†ظڈط³ظژ ظ„ظژظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط±ظ’ط³ظژظ„ظگظٹظ†ظژ
ط¥ظگط°ظ’ ط£ظژط¨ظژظ‚ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ظپظڈظ„ظ’ظƒظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط´ظ’ط­ظڈظˆظ†ظگ
ظپظژط³ظژط§ظ‡ظژظ…ظژ ظپظژظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¯ظ’ط­ظژط¶ظگظٹظ†ظژ
ظپظژط§ظ„ظ’طھظژظ‚ظژظ…ظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظڈظˆطھظڈ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ظ…ظڈظ„ظگظٹظ…ظŒ
ظپظژظ„ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظژط§ ط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظƒظژط§ظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط³ظژط¨ظگظ‘ط­ظگظٹظ†ظژ
ظ„ظژظ„ظژط¨ظگط«ظژ ظپظگظٹ ط¨ظژط·ظ’ظ†ظگظ‡ظگ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ظٹظژظˆظ’ظ…ظگ ظٹظڈط¨ظ’ط¹ظژط«ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
ظپظژظ†ظژط¨ظژط°ظ’ظ†ظژط§ظ‡ظڈ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط±ظژط§ط،ظگ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط³ظژظ‚ظگظٹظ…ظŒ
ظˆظژط£ظژظ†ط¨ظژطھظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ط´ظژط¬ظژط±ظژط©ظ‹ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ظٹظژظ‚ظ’ط·ظگظٹظ†ظچ
ظˆظژط£ظژط±ظ’ط³ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ظ‡ظڈ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ظ…ظگط§ط¦ظژط©ظگ ط£ظژظ„ظ’ظپظچ ط£ظژظˆظ’ ظٹظژط²ظگظٹط¯ظڈظˆظ†ظژ
ظپظژط¢ظ…ظژظ†ظڈظˆط§ ظپظژظ…ظژطھظ‘ظژط¹ظ’ظ†ظژط§ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ط­ظگظٹظ†ظچ

“Indeed, Jonah was one of the messengers.
When he fled to the laden ship,
He cast lots and was among the losers.
Then the whale swallowed him while he was blameworthy.
Had he not been among those who glorify God,
He would have remained in its belly until the Day they are resurrected.
But We cast him onto the open shore while he was sick,
And We caused a gourd plant to grow over him.
Then We sent him to a hundred thousand or more.
And they believed, so We allowed them to enjoy life for a time.”

Reflection:
These verses summarize the entire cycle of Jonah’s ordeal: his flight, his confinement, his repentance, and his mission’s success.
Unlike the biblical version, the Quran shows him not as defiant, but as a prophet momentarily overwhelmed by despair — human, yet still chosen.
His salvation came not from the sea, but from his remembrance of God in the depths of isolation.
The whale became not a punishment, but a sanctuary of reflection, where he learned that no one can flee from the Divine, and that repentance brings renewal.

 

2. In Surah Al-Anbiyؤپ’ (21:87–88)

ظˆظژط°ظژط§ ط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظڈظˆظ†ظگ ط¥ظگط° ط°ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژط¨ظژ ظ…ظڈط؛ظژط§ط¶ظگط¨ظ‹ط§ ظپظژط¸ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ط£ظژظ† ظ„ظ‘ظژظ† ظ†ظ‘ظژظ‚ظ’ط¯ظگط±ظژ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ‡ظگ ظپظژظ†ظژط§ط¯ظژظ‰ظ° ظپظگظٹ ط§ظ„ط¸ظ‘ظڈظ„ظڈظ…ظژط§طھظگ ط£ظژظ† ظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ°ظ‡ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط£ظژظ†طھظژ ط³ظڈط¨ظ’ط­ظژط§ظ†ظژظƒظژ ط¥ظگظ†ظگظ‘ظٹ ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط¸ظ‘ظژط§ظ„ظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
ظپظژط§ط³ظ’طھظژط¬ظژط¨ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ظˆظژظ†ظژط¬ظ‘ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط؛ظژظ…ظگظ‘ غڑ ظˆظژظƒظژط°ظژظ°ظ„ظگظƒظژ ظ†ظڈظ†ط¬ظگظٹ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظڈط¤ظ’ظ…ظگظ†ظگظٹظ†ظژ

“And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought We would not constrain him. But he cried out in the darkness:
‘There is no god but You! Glory be to You! Truly, I was among the wrongdoers.’
So We answered him and delivered him from distress. Thus do We deliver the believers.”

Reflection:
This is the most famous prayer of Prophet Yإ«nus — the supplication from the depths.
It is a model for all believers who find themselves lost, trapped, or hopeless.
His words — “There is no god but You; I was among the wrongdoers” — combine recognition, glorification, and repentance in their purest form.
Every believer who repeats them joins him in spirit, for as God promises:

“Thus do We deliver the believers.”

 

3. In Surah Al-Qalam (68:48–50)

ظپظژط§طµظ’ط¨ظگط±ظ’ ظ„ظگط­ظڈظƒظ’ظ…ظگ ط±ظژط¨ظگظ‘ظƒظژ ظˆظژظ„ظژط§ طھظژظƒظڈظ† ظƒظژطµظژط§ط­ظگط¨ظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط­ظڈظˆطھظگ ط¥ظگط° ظ†ظژط§ط¯ظژظ‰ظ° ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ظ…ظژظƒظ’ط¸ظڈظˆظ…ظŒ
ظ„ظ‘ظژظˆظ’ظ„ظژط§ ط£ظژظ† طھظژط¯ظژط§ط±ظژظƒظژظ‡ظڈ ظ†ظگط¹ظ’ظ…ظژط©ظŒ ظ…ظگظ‘ظ† ط±ظ‘ظژط¨ظگظ‘ظ‡ظگ ظ„ظژظ†ظڈط¨ظگط°ظژ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط±ظژط§ط،ظگ ظˆظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ظ…ظژط°ظ’ظ…ظڈظˆظ…ظŒ
ظپظژط§ط¬ظ’طھظژط¨ظژط§ظ‡ظڈ ط±ظژط¨ظڈظ‘ظ‡ظڈ ظپظژط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژط§ظ„ظگط­ظگظٹظ†ظژ

“So be patient for the judgment of your Lord, and do not be like the Companion of the Whale when he called out while distressed.
Had not grace from his Lord overtaken him, he would have been cast onto the shore in disgrace.
But his Lord chose him and made him among the righteous.”

Reflection:
Here, Jonah’s story becomes a lesson to all prophets and reformers: never lose patience, even when truth is rejected.
God reminds His final Messenger, Muhammad (peace be upon him), to persevere — for even a prophet like Jonah erred when impatience overtook him.
Yet divine mercy prevailed, proving that sincere repentance transforms failure into elevation.

 

4. In Surah An-Nisؤپ’ (4:163)

ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژط§ ط£ظژظˆظ’ط­ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظژ ظƒظژظ…ظژط§ ط£ظژظˆظ’ط­ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ظ†ظڈظˆط­ظچ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ†ظ‘ظژط¨ظگظٹظگظ‘ظٹظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ† ط¨ظژط¹ظ’ط¯ظگظ‡ظگ غڑ ظˆظژط£ظژظˆظ’ط­ظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ‰ظ° ط¥ظگط¨ظ’ط±ظژط§ظ‡ظگظٹظ…ظژ ظˆظژط¥ظگط³ظ’ظ…ظژط§ط¹ظگظٹظ„ظژ ظˆظژط¥ظگط³ظ’ط­ظژط§ظ‚ظژ ظˆظژظٹظژط¹ظ’ظ‚ظڈظˆط¨ظژ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژط³ظ’ط¨ظژط§ط·ظگ ظˆظژط¹ظگظٹط³ظژظ‰ظ° ظˆظژط£ظژظٹظ‘ظڈظˆط¨ظژ ظˆظژظٹظڈظˆظ†ظڈط³ظژ ظˆظژظ‡ظژط§ط±ظڈظˆظ†ظژ ظˆظژط³ظڈظ„ظژظٹظ’ظ…ظژط§ظ†ظژ غڑ ظˆظژط¢طھظژظٹظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¯ظژط§ظˆظڈظˆط¯ظژ ط²ظژط¨ظڈظˆط±ظ‹ط§

“We have revealed to you as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him; and We revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Tribes, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon; and We gave David the Psalms.”

Reflection:
This verse places Yإ«nus among the lineage of revelation — equal in mission and divine trust.
It establishes that his message, like all others, was not a new religion, but a continuation of the same truth sent through every prophet.

 

5. In Surah Al-An‘ؤپm (6:86)

ظˆظژط¥ظگط³ظ’ظ…ظژط§ط¹ظگظٹظ„ظژ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ظٹظژط³ظژط¹ظژ ظˆظژظٹظڈظˆظ†ظڈط³ظژ ظˆظژظ„ظڈظˆط·ظ‹ط§ غڑ ظˆظژظƒظڈظ„ظ‹ظ‘ط§ ظپظژط¶ظ‘ظژظ„ظ’ظ†ظژط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط§ظ„ظژظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ

“And Ishmael, Elisha, Jonah, and Lot — each We favored above all people.”

Reflection:
God affirms the equality of honor among His messengers.
Jonah, though once tested, was elevated among the chosen.
His momentary weakness does not lessen his prophetic rank — it reveals his humanity and God’s boundless mercy.

 

6. The Universal Lesson

Across all these verses, Yإ«nus stands as a symbol of personal transformation:

• He fled in frustration but returned in repentance.
• He was swallowed by darkness but emerged in light.
• His isolation became revelation, and his despair became faith.

Unlike other nations that rejected their prophets and perished, the people of Jonah repented together — an unparalleled event in scripture.
It proves that divine punishment is never inevitable; it is suspended when repentance is genuine.

Thus, the story of Yإ«nus teaches every generation that God’s mercy always awaits the sincere — and that even prophets, when tested by weakness, rise again through remembrance.

“And thus do We deliver the believers.” (21:88)

Jonah Across the Scriptures

The Quran’s Restoration of the True Story

The story of Prophet Yإ«nus — known as Jonah in the Bible — is one of the most profound moral parables in all revelation. It speaks to the tension between divine mission and human weakness, between despair and redemption, between justice and mercy.

Yet like many prophetic stories, its original meaning was blurred over centuries by human interpretation and theological embellishment. The Quran restores this story to its truth — removing distortion, restoring dignity, and revealing God’s universal mercy.

 

1. Jonah in the Bible

In the Book of Jonah of the Old Testament, Jonah is portrayed as a prophet sent by God to the city of Nineveh to warn its people of impending destruction. Instead of obeying, he flees from God’s command, boarding a ship bound for Tarshish in the opposite direction.

A storm arises; the sailors, realizing Jonah is the cause, throw him into the sea, where he is swallowed by a “great fish.” After three days and nights, Jonah prays and is released. He then reluctantly delivers God’s warning to Nineveh. The people repent, but Jonah becomes angry that God spared them. The book ends with God rebuking Jonah for his lack of compassion.

The biblical account contains valuable moral lessons, yet it leaves Jonah as a disobedient and resentful prophet — a man who struggles with God’s mercy rather than embodying it. The emphasis falls on his anger and rebellion more than his renewal and reform.

 

2. Jonah in Later Religious Literature

Over time, later Jewish and Christian commentaries added legends to the biblical story — expanding the whale episode with mythical imagery and exaggerations.

In some rabbinic writings, Jonah is said to have seen the gates of Hell while in the fish’s belly. Medieval traditions imagined him as a symbol of Israel’s suffering, while Christian allegories made him a foreshadowing of Christ’s resurrection (“three days in the belly of the whale, three days in the tomb”).

While these interpretations sought spiritual symbolism, they also distorted the historical and moral simplicity of the original story. Jonah became an object of speculation rather than a messenger of faith and repentance.

 

 

3. Jonah in the Quran

The Quran reclaims Jonah as a prophet of repentance, not rebellion.
It confirms his mission, corrects the narrative, and elevates its moral clarity.

In Surat As-Saffؤپt (37:139–148), God affirms that Yإ«nus was “among the messengers” — removing any implication of defiance. His departure is portrayed not as disobedience, but as a moment of human frustration.
His confinement inside the whale is not a curse, but a divine retreat — a place of reflection and renewal, from which he emerges purified and recommitted to his mission.

Unlike the Bible, where Jonah preaches reluctantly and resents God’s forgiveness, the Quranic Yإ«nus rejoices in divine mercy and leads his people to repentance.
They are described as the only nation in history whose collective repentance was accepted:

“When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in the life of this world.” (10:98)

Thus, in the Quran, Jonah’s people become a living miracle of social transformation — proof that guidance and salvation remain open until the very last moment.

 

4. The Quran’s Restoration of Balance

The Quran corrects three major distortions in the previous scriptures:

1. Prophetic Infallibility in Message:
   • The Bible depicts Jonah as resisting God’s command.
   • The Quran clarifies that prophets may experience human weakness, but they never reject God’s mission.
   • Jonah’s “flight” was not rebellion but momentary despair — an emotional test, not a moral failure.

1. The Whale as Mercy, Not Punishment:

1. • In the Bible, the fish is a tool of punishment.
   • In the Quran, it is a sanctuary of purification — a place where the prophet rediscovers his spiritual strength.

1. God’s Mercy Toward Nations:

1. • In the Bible, Jonah resents divine mercy.
   • In the Quran, both Jonah and his people become symbols of forgiveness and renewal.

 

5. The Quranic Vision of Prophethood

The Quran elevates Yإ«nus beyond a personal story — it universalizes his experience.
It teaches that even prophets experience moments of anguish, yet God’s mercy always exceeds human limitation.

Through Jonah’s story, God educates not only believers but also later prophets, including Muhammad (peace be upon him):

“Be patient with the judgment of your Lord, and do not be like the Companion of the Whale.” (68:48)

This verse connects the two prophets — one tested by despair, the other by perseverance.
It reminds us that even divine messengers must learn endurance through human struggle.

 

6. The Eternal Lesson

The Quran ends Jonah’s story not with anger or argument, but with mercy and meaning:

“Thus do We deliver the believers.” (21:88)

This short sentence captures the heart of the Quranic message:
Deliverance — spiritual, moral, and collective — is never beyond reach.
Even in the deepest darkness, the call “There is no god but You; I was among the wrongdoers” is enough to reopen the gates of divine compassion.

Yإ«nus is therefore not the story of a man swallowed by a whale — it is the story of a soul swallowed by despair and released by faith.
It teaches that repentance is stronger than punishment, and that divine mercy waits not only for prophets but for every human being who dares to return.

Reflections & Lessons from Surat Yإ«nus

From Despair to Deliverance — The Quran’s Message for Our Age

Every prophet’s story is both history and mirror.
The story of Yإ«nus (Jonah) is not simply about a man, a whale, or a city that repented. It is the story of the human condition itself — our struggle with despair, our flight from responsibility, and our discovery that mercy never departs from the sincere heart.

 

1. Faith as Personal Responsibility

Surat Yإ«nus opens with a challenge to blind followers of inherited religion and ends with a call to individual conviction:

“Whoever follows guidance, it is for his own soul; and whoever goes astray, it is to his own loss.” (10:108)

Faith, in the Quranic sense, cannot be inherited, imposed, or imitated. It must be chosen, reasoned, and lived.
Jonah’s people were saved not because of ritual or lineage, but because they changed their hearts and their society in response to truth.

In an age where religion is often inherited without understanding, their example is a divine reminder:
God saves nations only when individuals awaken to their own responsibility.

 

2. Repentance and Renewal — The Heart of True Reform

Jonah’s story is the only case in all scripture where an entire people repented collectively and were spared divine punishment.
Their repentance was not a ceremony — it was a transformation.
They confronted their wrongdoing, corrected it, and turned back to God in unity and sincerity.

This stands as the Quranic model of reform (iل¹£lؤپل¸¥) — not through violence, coercion, or dogma, but through enlightenment, moral courage, and truth.
The Quranic concept of repentance is active: to repent is to rise, to rebuild what was broken, and to align one’s life again with divine justice.

 

3. The Human Side of Prophethood

In every age, people glorify prophets as superhuman beings — but the Quran presents them as human models of divine guidance.
Yإ«nus’s impatience, his moment of despair, and his cry from the depths remind us that even the most chosen souls can falter.
But the lesson is not in his fall — it is in his recovery.

Prophets are not flawless statues; they are examples of how to recover from failure without losing faith.
Their humanity is their greatest miracle, for it shows that divine grace is accessible to all.

 

4. Divine Mercy Over Divine Wrath

The Quran repeatedly emphasizes that God’s mercy always precedes His justice.
The story of Yإ«nus demolishes the image of a wrathful deity waiting to destroy sinners.
Instead, it reveals a Creator who waits for repentance — who halts punishment the very moment a heart turns back in truth.

“Had it not been for his remembrance of God, he would have remained in the whale until the Day they are raised.” (37:143–144)

This mercy is not arbitrary; it is the law of divine compassion that governs the universe.

 

5. The Rational Foundation of Faith

Surat Yإ«nus reminds humanity that true belief rests on reason and observation, not blind imitation:

“Look at what is in the heavens and the earth.” (10:101)

This verse alone destroys centuries of dogmatic submission.
It calls upon the human intellect as a tool of worship.
In the Quran, faith and reason are not enemies — they are partners in the search for truth.
Jonah’s experience in the depths mirrors the experience of the thinker surrounded by ignorance — confined, isolated, yet saved by reflection and remembrance.

 

6. The Reformer’s Struggle Today

The modern world, like Nineveh, stands on the brink of moral and spiritual collapse.
False interpretations of religion divide people, justify injustice, and silence reason — just as the ancient nations rejected their prophets and clung to inherited myths.

The Quranic reformer of today must speak as Jonah did: not with condemnation, but with awakening.
His mission is not to punish, but to warn — not to rule, but to enlighten.
And if despair overtakes him, he must remember Yإ«nus, who cried out from the darkness and was answered with deliverance.

“Thus do We deliver the believers.” (21:88)

 

7. The Universal Lesson

The legacy of Yإ«nus is timeless:

• No sin is beyond forgiveness when repentance is sincere.
• No nation is beyond renewal when truth returns to its heart.
• No darkness is eternal for those who remember God.

Jonah’s whale is the symbol of confinement — whether ignorance, fear, or despair — and his emergence is the birth of enlightenment.
Every individual, community, or civilization that turns back to truth experiences the same miracle.

 

Closing Reflection

Surat Yإ«nus ends where true faith begins — in surrender to God, in reasoned conviction, and in the courage to reform.
Its final verse commands patience and trust:

“Follow what is revealed to you, and be patient until God judges; for He is the best of judges.” (10:109)

This verse could serve as the motto for every believer, reformer, and seeker of truth:
Follow revelation, persevere in reform, and let God’s wisdom complete what human effort begins.

Epilogue — From Jonah to Hإ«d: The Continuity of Divine Guidance

The Chain of Prophets and the Renewal of Faith

The story of Yإ«nus, with its themes of repentance and mercy, marks a turning point in the prophetic journey.
It ends not in tragedy but in forgiveness and renewal, reminding humanity that God’s grace remains open until the final breath.

But the divine message does not pause.
Immediately after Surat Yإ«nus, the Quran continues with Surat Hإ«d — a surah that deepens the story of divine justice, patience, and perseverance through the line of prophets who came before and after Jonah.

If Surat Yإ«nus teaches us that mercy saves, then Surat Hإ«d teaches us that truth must be upheld, even when mercy is rejected.
Where Jonah’s people repented and were spared, the nations of ت؟ؤ€d, Thamإ«d, and Pharaoh refused — and were destroyed.

Thus, the Quran presents the two surahs as spiritual counterparts:

• Surat Yإ«nus offers hope in repentance.
• Surat Hإ«d warns of the consequences of arrogance and denial.

Together, they form the balance between compassion and justice — the two wings of divine wisdom.

 

The Rhythm of Revelation

The Quran does not tell stories for entertainment or legend; it tells them to reform the heart and awaken the intellect.
From Adam to Muhammad, every prophet carried the same message:

“Worship none but God, for you have no deity but Him.”

The succession of surahs is not chronological — it is moral and psychological.
Each story builds upon the previous one, tracing humanity’s journey from ignorance to enlightenment, from rebellion to surrender.

Jonah’s story shows that a nation can still be saved through repentance;
Hإ«d’s story will show that nations perish only when arrogance makes repentance impossible.

The Eternal Message

As the reader closes this book, one truth should remain in the heart:
God’s guidance never ends with one prophet, one people, or one book.
It flows continuously — like light passing from one lamp to another — until it reaches every human being who seeks it.

The Quran, as the Final Testament, gathers all these lights into one radiant truth:

• The faith of Abraham,
• The patience of Job,
• The justice of Moses,
• The mercy of Jonah,
• And the final message of Muhammad — peace be upon them all.

All are one call, one truth, one purpose:
To restore humanity’s direct connection with its Creator.

 

 

Looking Ahead

The next surah — Surat Hإ«d — will unveil the stories of several prophets who faced rejection but stood firm: Hإ«d, ل¹¢ؤپliل¸¥, Ibrؤپhؤ«m, Lإ«ل¹­, Shuت؟ayb, and Mإ«sؤپ.
It is a chapter of steadfastness, patience, and divine decree — a reminder that guidance continues even when mercy is refused.

Where Jonah’s tale ends with redemption, Hإ«d’s begins with resolve.
Together, they frame the eternal Quranic rhythm:

Call, rejection, repentance, or ruin.

 

Closing Words

May this book awaken the same spirit that saved Jonah and his people — the courage to return, the humility to repent, and the wisdom to see God’s mercy before it turns to judgment.
For the story of Yإ«nus is not only his story — it is ours.
It is the story of every soul lost in the depths, calling out:

ظ„ظژط§ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظ°ظ‡ظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط£ظژظ†طھظژ ط³ظڈط¨ظ’ط­ظژط§ظ†ظژظƒظژ ط¥ظگظ†ظگظ‘ظٹ ظƒظڈظ†طھظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ط¸ظژظ‘ط§ظ„ظگظ…ظگظٹظ†ظژ
“There is no god but You; glory be to You; I was among the wrongdoers.”

And to such souls, the answer is timeless:

“Thus do We deliver the believers.” (21:88)

 

Glossary

Key Arabic and Quranic Terms in Surat Yإ«nus

 

Allah (ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡)

The Arabic name of God — the One and Only Creator of all existence. The word Allah predates Islam and is used by Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians. It denotes absolute unity and transcendence.

 

ؤ€yah (ط¢ظٹط©)

Literally means “sign” or “miracle.” In the Quran, it refers to a verse, but also to any sign in creation pointing to the existence and wisdom of God.

 

Al-Raل¸¥mؤپn (ط§ظ„ط±ط­ظ…ظ†) / Al-Raل¸¥ؤ«m (ط§ظ„ط±ط­ظٹظ…)

Two of God’s most frequently mentioned Names, meaning The Most Compassionate and The Most Merciful. They appear together at the opening of nearly every surah.

 

Dؤ«n (ط¯ظٹظ†)

Religion, system, or way. In the Quranic sense, dؤ«n is not institutional religion but the divine order of justice, truth, and accountability.

 

Dhikr (ط°ظگظƒط±)

Remembrance or mindful awareness of God. The Quran describes itself as dhikr — a reminder of divine truth meant to awaken the heart.

 

ل¸¤aqq (ط­ظ‚)

Truth, right, or justice. It signifies both the eternal truth of God and the moral obligation to act rightly.

 

ؤھmؤپn (ط¥ظٹظ…ط§ظ†)

Faith — not blind belief, but conscious conviction based on reflection, knowledge, and moral commitment.

It also means safety giving to people living around a person.

 

Islؤپm (ط¥ط³ظ„ط§ظ…)

Submission to God’s will through free choice and moral awareness. It comes from the root S-L-M, meaning peace. In the Quran, Islam is not a sectarian label but the natural religion of all prophets.

It also means giving peach to people living around a person.

 

Jannah (ط¬ظ†ط©)

Paradise or the Garden — the reward for those who live righteously and seek peace. It symbolizes both eternal bliss and spiritual serenity in this life.

 

Kؤپfir (ظƒط§ظپط±)

From the root meaning “to cover” or “to conceal.” In the Quran, it refers not to non-Muslims but to those who knowingly reject or conceal the truth after recognizing it.

 

Qur’an (ط§ظ„ظ‚ط±ط¢ظ†)

Literally “The Recitation.” The final revelation of God to humanity — preserved in Arabic as the divine criterion of truth (Furqؤپn). It confirms previous scriptures while correcting their distortions.

 

Rasإ«l (ط±ط³ظˆظ„)

Messenger — a prophet entrusted with a divine scripture or major revelation. Every rasإ«l is a prophet (nabؤ«), but not every prophet is a rasإ«l.

 

Sabr (طµط¨ط±)

Patience, perseverance, or steadfastness. One of the Quran’s central virtues, signifying endurance in truth despite trials.

 

Shirk (ط´ط±ظƒ)

Associating partners with God — whether by worship, obedience, or authority. The Quran calls shirk the gravest form of injustice.

 

ل¹¢alؤپh (طµظ„ط§ط©)

Prayer, but more deeply, connection or communication with God. The Quranic ل¹£alؤپh is remembrance, reflection, and gratitude — not mere ritual.

 

Tawbah (طھظˆط¨ط©)

Repentance — the return to God after wrongdoing. The Quran portrays tawbah as a spiritual rebirth, open to every human being at any moment.

 

Tawل¸¥ؤ«d (طھظˆط­ظٹط¯)

The oneness and absolute uniqueness of God. The foundation of all prophetic messages and the moral center of the Quran.

 

Ummah (ط£ظ…ط©)

A community united by shared values and purpose, not ethnicity or nationality. The Quran calls the believers “a justly balanced ummah.”

 

Yإ«nus (ظٹظˆظ†ط³)

Prophet Jonah — a messenger sent to the people of Nineveh. His story symbolizes repentance, renewal, and divine mercy.

 

Zakariyyؤپ (ط²ظƒط±ظٹط§)

Prophet Zechariah — mentioned alongside Yإ«nus as an example of perseverance and answered prayer.

 

Zulm (ط¸ظ„ظ…)

Injustice or wrongdoing — especially the act of denying truth, violating others’ rights, or oppressing oneself through moral blindness.

 

The Whale (ط§ظ„ط­ظˆطھ)

The creature that swallowed Yإ«nus — described in the Quran as part of God’s mercy, not punishment. Symbol of confinement, reflection, and eventual deliverance.